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Section: Academics
Academics
Miami helps veterans and military-affiliated students from orientation to graduation
Miami University staff help veterans and military-affiliated students from the time they arrive on campus to when they are searching for jobs as they prepare for graduation. The Student Veterans’ Center on the Oxford campus is the newest way Miami is helping the students. Lincoln Walburn, Student Veterans Association adviser and associate director of the […]
November 2, 2018
Academics
Georgia Military College students help clean up southwest Georgia storm damage
ALBANY — A group of Georgia Military College students in Milledgeville, Valdosta and Albany assisted in Hurricane Michael cleanup this week. In 24 hours, 39 student volunteers had signed up for the day of service. GMC officials said the volunteers were happy to help people in the Albany community recover from the storm. GMC-Milledgeville Professor […]
November 1, 2018
Academics
How to give military kids a fighting chance at a good education
Students who come from military families experience unique challenges throughout their educational career. These children will transfer an average of six to nine times from the time they start kindergarten until they graduate high school. The frequent moves and the added stress of having a parent deployed to a war zone can be very disruptive […]
November 1, 2018
Academics
LCS students donate supplies for military care packages
As part of Lafayette Christian School’s community work week, the fifth-grade class donated items for care packages to the U.S. Army. The students gave more than 90 cards, over hundreds of foods, multiple office supplies and toiletries to army personnel at the school Wednesday. Fourth and fifth grade teacher Jennifer Denney said the class chose […]
November 1, 2018
Academics
Military Could Face Budget Cuts if Democrats Control Congress
If Democrats gain control of one or both houses of Congress in November, military experts are concerned about potential budget cuts – and the resulting effects on military preparedness. “I think we’ll find that the money Congress and the president have given the military in the past two years has been desperately needed – and […]
October 30, 2018
Academics
NYC Mayor Announces Funding for Student Veterans at Risk of Eviction
With about 12,000 New York City student veterans at risk of eviction from their homes in the coming months, city officials on Monday announced a plan to provide emergency rental assistance. A pair of city agencies — the Department of Veterans’ Services and Department of Social Services — are streamlining the process for those student […]
October 30, 2018
Academics
Air Force Major General Encourages Pursuit of STEM Education
In a speech Tuesday, a general at Kirtland Air Force base stressed the need for more students to take courses in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Other challenges facing the military, he said, include providing reciprocal licenses for spouses of military members as they move from one locale to another; and getting schools […]
October 25, 2018
Academics
Colorado’s New Law Allows Military Experience to Count for College Credits
Despite years leading troops and managing equipment on the front lines, soldiers returning to school may have to start from the beginning, alongside teenagers who have never held a similar level of responsibility. Now, a new Colorado law awards college credit for military experience–and requires that the state’s schools accept it. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Read […]
October 25, 2018
Academics
Olympic College Students Feel Delay in GI Bill Payments
Student veterans across the country have been left in the lurch as the Department of Veterans Affairs works to sift through a backlog of GI Bill payments, including a number of students at Olympic College who are still waiting for their benefits payout a month after the start of the new school year. Sean Delaire, a full-time student studying […]
October 23, 2018
Academics
Alumni of Shuttered Military Academy in Missouri Acquire School Memorabilia, Open Museum
Despite the drizzle and the chill in the air, Lexington’s Main Street was packed at the 12th Street intersection on Oct. 6. Hundreds of Wentworth Military Academy alumni sat in reverent silence during the dedication of the WMA Museum, which had been in the works for a year. Behind the crowd stood a contingent of […]
October 23, 2018
Academics
Education Department Sued in Armed Teachers’ Case
A coalition of advocacy and teacher groups sued the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday morning for information related to its decision to allow schools to purchase firearms using federal funds. The American Federation of Teachers, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence say the Education Department is […]
October 19, 2018
Academics
GI Bill Benefits Aren’t Taxable
You may wonder if you have to report your GI Bill benefits as income on your taxes, well the good news is that the answer is NO. GI Bill benefits are NOT taxable and should NOT be reported on your tax return as income.  You will not receive a W-2 from the VA. Read more
October 19, 2018
Academics
Air Force Academy Grad, Vet Named Teacher or the Year
With science being the lead dancer in the marriage of technology, engineering and math through the popular STEM movement, the discipline has never been as cool as now. But to Dan Ganoza, science has always held the top-dog spot in education. “You can pretty much apply science to every aspect of your life,” said Ganoza, […]
October 19, 2018
Academics
Cadets from 9 colleges Compete in Texas ROTC Ranger Challenge
Nearly 130 Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from nine universities in Texas competed in the annual Central Texas region ROTC Ranger Challenge on Fort Hood over the weekend. The Ranger Challenge Tab is the only individual qualification tab awarded exclusively to ROTC cadets. The tab is awarded to cadets who compete in regional ROTC Ranger […]
October 19, 2018
Academics
Robot Teaches Course at West Point
Bina48, the first-ever robot to complete a college course, finished another mission today: It became the first robot to co-teach a university-level class. Why it matters: The experiment at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point sought to determine if AI can “support a liberal education model,” says William Barry, a West Point professor who […]
October 19, 2018
Academics
Polk State a Pathway for Mom Who is Vet, Student
Brittiny Pearn always knew she wanted to be a teacher, and she is well on her way to being the next leader of a Polk County classroom. She was the first Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education student to pass all three Florida Teacher Certifications and is the student representative on the Polk State Bachelor […]
October 18, 2018
Academics
$10 Million Gift Expands William & Mary MBA Program
The College of William & Mary will expand its online graduate business degree offerings through the new School of Business Center for Online Learning funded by a longtime supporter’s $10 million gift, one of the largest donations the department has ever received. The W&M Raymond A. Mason School of Business will offer a wider array […]
October 18, 2018
Academics
Online University Offers Scholarships to DACA Students
IDEA Public Schools has received a grant that will enable its IDEA-U online university to educate, support and grant degrees to 1,000 DACA students during the next five years. The grant totals $20 million and will allow IDEA-U and its partners at Southern New Hampshire University, the Shapiro Foundation and TheDream.US to open the doors […]
October 18, 2018
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