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Section: Other News
Policy
Bill to Support Vets Higher Ed Introduced in Senate
(Washington, DC)—Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, welcomed the Senate introduction of their legislation, the Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress (SIT-REP) Act by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and John Boozman (R-AK). Kuster and Bilirakis led the House version of the bill, which […]
June 26, 2018
Academics
Navigating Loan Forgiveness
The government created the public service loan forgiveness program with a simple premise: Take a job to help the greater good and get some debt relief down the road. In reality, the process of getting that promised relief has been neither simple nor forgiving. A confusing set of rules and servicers who provided misleading or […]
June 26, 2018
Academics
Ex-Employee of Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tuition Fraud
A woman admitted Friday in federal court to stealing from a Fort Wayne defense contractor through a tuition assistance program. Jessica L. Shutt is the fifth former BAE Systems employee this week to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Fort Wayne to wire fraud. She admitted taking $12,000 from the tuition assistance program, and […]
June 26, 2018
Academics
Missouri Western Will Allow In-State Tuition for Military
St. Joseph is home to thousands of active military personnel and retired veterans who are working not only to protect and serve but also trying to earn a college degree. For those who reside outside of Missouri but are taking campus courses at Missouri Western State University while being stationed in St. Joseph, or prior […]
June 26, 2018
Other News
Rules Change Would Let V.A. Employees Work at For-Profit Schools
Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs aren’t allowed to moonlight at for-profit schools or receive gifts, services or other financial benefits from such institutions, which enroll tens of thousands of veterans using the GI Bill. But VA officials are considering waiving that rule for most employees ― a proposal that has several military and […]
June 26, 2018
Academics
Tallahassee College Brings Troops-to-Teachers Back to Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Tallahassee Community College and the Florida Department of Education have announced a new partnership to bring the Troops to Teachers program back to Florida. Troops to Teachers is a nationwide program designed to help transitioning service members and veterans begin new careers as K-12 school teachers. In Florida, the Troops to […]
June 22, 2018
Academics
Bringing Service to the Classroom
PHOENIX –  Frank Contreras, a 12-year Army veteran who retired as a sergeant, ran a team of five troops who worked in the communications department. But he recently decided on a career he said is just as heroic – and one he believes will have a lasting impact: teaching. “The future of our nation rests […]
June 22, 2018
Other News
Student’s Diploma Yanked over Military Cord
BLADEN COUNTY. — A North Carolina mother said her son’s diploma was taken away from him after he wore a cord symbolizing military enlistment at graduation. West Bladen High School makes it clear they have strict rules for the official graduation ceremony with an email and mail dictating the rules beforehand. But, the policy about […]
June 22, 2018
Veterans
Study: Veterans 2x as Likely to Commit Suicide as Others
A new Veterans Affairs report with updated statistics on veteran suicide shows veteran suicide numbers are significantly higher than non-veterans and not going down despite tens of millions in spending. The report, VA National Suicide Data Report, shows veterans aged 18-34 have a suicide rate more than twice as high than non-veterans. The numbers published […]
June 22, 2018
Academics
Higher Ed Reforms Stalled in House
A bill from the U.S. House education committee is a good start on tackling student loan debt, say supporters, but the legislation still faces hurdles in getting to the House Floor for a vote. An aide familiar with the legislation said that it won’t be scheduled for a vote until the Education and the Workforce […]
June 22, 2018
Academics
Soldiers Eligible for Tuition Aid Right After Advanced Training
WASHINGTON – Soldiers will no longer have to wait one year after completing their Advanced Individual Training to receive tuition assistance. Soon, tuition assistance will be available immediately for Soldiers of all components after AIT. This assumes they meet existing eligibility requirements and have no flags like disciplinary problems or failure of the Army Physical […]
June 22, 2018
Academics
Thousands Attend Mega Career Fair at Fort Hood
Every room at Fort Hood’s Club Hood was filled to capacity Tuesday. Thousands of soldiers, airmen, veterans, civilians and family members rubbed elbows and tried to squeeze past one another, all vying to get information from the 190 businesses and organizations attending the biannual Mega Career Fair hosted by the post’s Soldier for Life/Transition Assistance […]
June 22, 2018
Academics
Slippery Rock Gets More Funding for Troops-to-Teachers
A program to help veterans become teachers in one year at Slippery Rock University has received additional state funding. The Pennsylvania Department of Education has received $1.6 million in federal grant money to extend the Troops to Teachers program for five more years. This program is designed to provide accelerated training toward teaching certifications for […]
June 21, 2018
Academics
New Center Will Aid Veterans
Veterans have always played an important role throughout Western Technical College’s history. Since World War II, Western assisted veterans returning home from war to successfully transition back into the workforce. That work continues to this day. Last year, Western served 879 military connected students. Veteran students had an average GPA of 3.0 and a graduation […]
June 21, 2018
Other News
Navy App Locker Has 90 Offerings
The U.S. Navy currently hosts more than 90 Navy mobile apps, including 24 Sea Warrior Program-developed apps, at the Navy App Locker. The website allows Sailors to identify official apps developed by the Navy and proceed directly to commercial app stores via trusted download links. The Sea Warrior Program manages a large portfolio of business […]
June 21, 2018
Other News
DOD: Military Spouses Will Get Free LinkedIn Accounts
The Defense Department’s Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program is launching a new partnership with LinkedIn — the virtual professional networking platform. Military spouses will soon have access to a free LinkedIn Premium membership, valid for one year, every time they have a permanent-change-of-station move, including access to more than 12,000 online professional courses through […]
June 21, 2018
Academics
Princeton Helps Vets Adjust to College
An intensive two-week program being held at Princeton University is designed to help military veterans make the transition from the military to higher education. To ease the transition, the Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) is hosting an intensive two-week academic boot camp at Princeton University now through June 24, WSP announced. The Warrior-Scholar Project coordinates immersive academic […]
June 21, 2018
Other News
Trump Cancels South Korean War Games
The Pentagon is still trying to figure out what President Trump meant when he said on Tuesday that the United States would cancel its war games with South Korea. Task & Purpose roamed the halls of the five-sided funhouse all day, trying to get clarity on the president’s comments, but it only became apparent that […]
June 21, 2018
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