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Hindering Higher Education

The nonprofit Western Governors University is either a great experiment in higher education that has hit a bump in the road, or a flawed institution that is not providing its 83,000 enrolled students — 2,455 of whom live in Missouri — with the education they deserve. The first viewpoint comes from educators and many university […]

GI “Forever Bill” Expands Benefits

A recurring point of discussion during the presidential election was improving the treatment of veterans in the United States. Lots of promises were made on both sides, and Americans wondered if any real change would happen. On August 16, when Trump signed into law what is known as the Forever GI Bill, that change seemed […]

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Funding Awarded for Upward Bound Program

Concord University has received a federal grant of more than $260,000 to begin a program to help veterans succeed in college, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins announced Friday. The grant will provide $263,938 to Concord from the U.S. Department of Education to start a Veterans Upward Bound program at the university. According to a press release […]

Symposium Focuses on Military Spouses

The MOAA Military Family Initiative (MMFI), a 501(c)(3) charitable subsidiary of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), presented a MOAA Military Spouse Professional Development symposium at Camp Lejeune, N.C., today, as part of its national partnership with Hiring Our Heroes, a nationwide U.S. Chamber of Commerce initiative supporting military families transitioning out of the […]

University of Alaska, Coast Guard Start Scholarship Program

JUNEAU, Alaska — A new Coast Guard scholarship program that gives undergraduates a full salary and benefits will be implemented at the University of Alaska Southeast next fall. Students accepted into the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative will become active-duty enlisted members of the Coast Guard, will receive full salaries and benefits and will start a […]

San Antonio Area Gets Transition Center

SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County has allocated $250,000 in the county’s budget for fiscal year 2017-2018 for a new military transition center. “What it will be spent on is, we have an existing veterans service program that we are state-mandated to do. That already exists here. That will be revamping some of that, and for […]

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Europe’s Leading Online Platform Comes to U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Oct 4, 2017) – OpenClassrooms, a global online educational platform that offers digital skill building and improvement for students, today announced the launch of its curriculum in the United States. Learning opportunities for prospective students at every level — from novice to seasoned tech pros — are now available for the […]

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University of Phoenix Phasing Out More Campuses

The University of Phoenix plans to scale back more brick-and-mortar campuses across the country, according to university employees and internal communications obtained by Phoenix New Times. The best-known for-profit university will phase out on-campus enrollment and teaching at around 20 locations, according to employees and internal discussions. The locations in question include full-fledged campuses in […]

“You Need to Get Out”

The nation, especially our commander-in-chief, just got a lesson on how to talk about race and racism, especially when it comes to written racial slurs directed at African-American students. You face the public immediately and directly. You don’t play politics. You don’t say there were many fine people on both sides. Heaven forbid, you don’t […]

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Veterans Training Program in Texas Shuts Down Abruptly

The Department of Veterans Affairs has abruptly revoked a Garland, Texas vocational training school’s ability to enroll veterans through the G.I. Bill, halting classes and sending as many as 300 students home with less than half of their training program completed. The VA confirmed to WFAA Thursday afternoon that the Texas Veterans Commission Education Program […]

Schools Near Base Threaten Punishment for Kneeling

BATON ROUGE, La. — Several high schools in north Louisiana are threatening to punish student athletes if they don’t stand throughout performances of the national anthem, an interscholastic response to a debate roiling professional sports leagues. The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana says punishing students who “take a knee” during the anthem would violate […]

Can Grand Canyon Restore Image of For-Profits?

During the waning years of the Obama presidency, the future of for-profit education (FPE) looked rather bleak. One of the biggest players, ITT Educational Services (ESI), the operator of the ITT Technical Institutes, was forced to close down entirely under the weight of repeated legal actions at the state and federal levels. Other big names, […]

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