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New Pell Bill Would Help Students in Need
On Friday, May 19, the U.S. House and Senate introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, which would modernize the Pell Grant program for today’s students. Pell is the largest source of federal financial support for postsecondary education for students who demonstrate the greatest need. In addition to economic constraints, Pell Grant recipients are […]
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Purdue-Kaplan Venture Draws Scrutiny
As Purdue University’s acquisition of the for-profit institution Kaplan faces several upcoming regulatory hurdles, experts on higher education believe the new partnership could potentially create big changes for institutions, potentially establishing a new way nonprofit universities can address for-profit competitors, according to Inside Higher Ed. Many believe the Trump administration’s openness to alternative higher education […]
Policy
Trump Education Cuts Undermine Growth Goals
The Trump administration has some ambitious goals that include trillions in tax cuts, a significant military buildup and a fresh investment in infrastructure. The White House released details of how it plans to pay for it all in its full budget request for fiscal year 2018: by slashing spending on pretty much everything else, but […]
Blogs/Opinion
Debt to Soldiers: Good Education & Jobs
WHEN I WAS growing up, Memorial Day was a really important holiday in our family. All three of my older brothers served in the military, and they were our beloved reminders of millions of brave men and women who gave their lives for our country. When you grow up with family members who have served, […]
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Veterans Share Poetry on Experiences for Memorial Day
GREENFIELD — In honor of Memorial Day, Preston Hood of Colrain stood on a hill alongside Poet’s Seat Tower Saturday afternoon and read personal poems inspired by his son Arrick. As birds chirped and fluttered across the cloud-speckled sky behind him, Hood, a Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War, told listeners about Arrick, a Marine, […]
Veterans
VA Error Dashes Veteran’s Hopes for Education
VENTURA, Calif. – The Veterans Administration has struggled with bad press in recent years and our Tipline story won’t do anything to change that. We focus on the V.A.’s G.I. Bill and how one big mistake could put a local vet out on the streets. Harold Boons served his country for 34 years. “I got […]
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Tennessee Hopes Free Tuition for Guard Will Attract Recruits
Tennessee officials have been working this week to promote the state’s new free tuition plans. One program is designed not only to boost college enrollment. It might also help get people into the military. Members of the Tennessee National Guard previously received up to two years of free education at a state community college, which […]
Academics
DOD Budget Boosts Some Services for Military, Cuts Others
Military family support programs would see a $600 million boost under President Trump’s proposed budget, but the request comes with a $100 million cut in funding for child care and youth programs despite calls from families for more support in those areas. Family support programs would receive $8.3 billion in fiscal 2018 under the proposal, […]
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University Leaders Trumpet Alternative Programs
Channing Tatum went to Harvard Business School. He was classmates with LL Cool J. Tyra Banks, too, posed for a photo by the Business School’s Centennial Bell when she attended courses there. “Smiling ear2ear on the Harvard Business School campus w/ my diploma!” the model and TV personality Tweeted. But none of these celebrities who […]
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Nevada Law Protects Students If For-Profits Close
LINCOLN, Neb. — A new state law allows students at Nebraska’s for-profit colleges to be protected financially if those schools suddenly close. Under the measure passed May 16 and signed into law by the governor a week later, student records from for-profit schools that close will be sent to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. […]
Policy
Trump Weighs Shifting Student Loan Oversight to Treasury
The Trump administration is considering moving responsibility for overseeing more than $1 trillion in student debt from the Education Department to the Treasury Department, a switch that would radically change the system that helps 43 million students finance higher education. The potential change surfaced in a scathing resignation memo sent late Tuesday night by James […]
Blogs/Opinion
Helping Service Members Finish
Every year, over half a million military service members and veterans enroll in undergraduate institutions. Only about half leave with a certificate or degree. Getting a college degree can help graduates get jobs and earn higher wages, but veterans and active military service members may face obstacles on their way to degree completion. Along with […]
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