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Former Utah Governor Blasts Audit of W.G.U.

SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt says a newly released audit of Western Governors University by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General was a “sneak attack by the past on the future.” The audit report recommends that the nonprofit online university repay $713 million in federal student financial aid […]

Fort Bliss Kicks Off Education Partners Project

Soldiers and principals, military family liaisons and other campuses leaders sat together to foster their relationship as Partners in Education and discuss activities and events scheduled for the school year. “Our soldiers have been and will continue to be involved in a variety of projects and campus routine activities aimed at improving the safety, well-being, […]

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U.S. Allows 2 For-Profit Schools to Convert to Nonprofits

Two large for-profit colleges, Kaplan University and the Art Institutes, have been approved to become nonprofits this year by the Education Department, BuzzFeed News reported Monday. Purdue University in April announced it was buying Kaplan University in an unprecedented move as Kaplan mostly has an online footprint. In March, a philanthropic foundation in Los Angeles […]

Ashford U. Gets OK to Keep G.I. Bill Students

Ashford University has received the Department of Veterans Affairs’ stamp of approval to continue enrolling GI Bill students long-term. The announcement comes after a tumultuous summer for the online for-profit school, which was, at one time, scheduled to lose its eligibility to receive VA funds in August after losing its state-level approval in Iowa. Ashford […]

Standardize Online Education?

This past week this article, Standardization in Online Education, came by my social media feed. It was particularly interesting to me because we are knee deep in discussing the very issues that are discussed in this article. I have very mixed feelings about standardization of online education. I want course sites to adhere to accessibility […]

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Veterans Upward Bound Funding Renewed

SCOTTSBLUFF — The Veterans Upward Bound program at Western Nebraska Community College received notification from the United States Department of Education, informing the program it was successful in its grant application. All Veterans Upward Bound grants are funded in five-year award cycles. The WNCC VUB program will continue to be funded until August 2022, and […]

How to Avoid Degree Mills and Online Scams

Looking to enter an online degree program to help your career or gain a new skill set? Welcome. You are about to join 5.8 million other Americans who have enrolled in an online class. Online learning goes by many names, including a virtual classroom, MOOC (massive open online course), e-learning or online course, but all […]

Modern States Offering Free Online Courses

A college education is one of the largest expenses a person may face in a lifetime, second only to buying a home. Now free of charge, Modern States Education Alliance is now offering 40 on-line college courses tuition free and for credit to anyone who wants it. Steve Klinsky is founder of and CEO of […]

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Udacity Offers “Flying Car” Degree Program

In the past year, flying cars have gone from LOL, to maybe a real thing, to a booming industry raking in VC cash and churning out sweet renderings of an aerial future. The chance to trigger the next great transportation revolution has drawn in big companies, like Airbus and Uber, big names, like Google’s Larry […]

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Cal State San Marcos Gets $1 Million Gift for Vet Center

Cal State San Marcos officials announced that the school received a $1 million donation from the San Diego-based Epstein Family Foundation to support its center for student military veterans. The money will endow programs and pay for an expansion of the center to double its current size. “This gift from the Epstein family is truly […]

USC Hosts Conference on Veterans, Military Families

Los Angeles, California – The Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, or “CIR” (pronounced “Sir”), at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is once again presenting a conference aimed at addressing the critical issues facing today’s veterans. The State of the American Veteran Conference 2017 (Sept. 28 – 29, […]

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What Is the Future of Accreditation?

While the state of the nation’s current higher education accreditation systems has many education advocates concerned, a Seton Hall professor writes in a new report that any federal legislative changes could be difficult. “There’s a lot of dissatisfaction with the current accreditation system, in terms of the speed at which it operates and in terms […]

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