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Academics
DOD Students Rank High on Standardized Tests
The latest national test results show that U.S. military students are right up there with academic powerhouse Massachusetts. Scores from the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress exams were released Tuesday, and the Department of Defense Education Activity held its own against the state that traditionally outperforms the nation in student assessments. In fact, DODEA […]
April 12, 2018
Academics
2,000 Back Education Savings Accounts for Military Families
More than 2,000 military veterans, spouses, and other family members have signed a letter in support of a bill creating federally funded education savings accounts for military families to provide more choices and flexibility in schooling the children of those in the armed forces. The signers “are writing to express our strong support for the […]
April 12, 2018
Veterans
Civil War Historian at 100: Knew Eyewitnesses
Historian Charles P. Roland is one of the most recognized authorities on the Civil War, and he may be the last who grew up hearing firsthand accounts from battlefield veterans. He also is an expert on American military history, and his lessons to students at West Point, Tulane and the University of Kentucky included his own […]
April 10, 2018
Veterans
Jobless Rate for Vets Climbs as More Enter Market
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate for recent veterans jumped in November, but for a positive reason. Many of the veterans decided to begin actively seeking work — and if they didn’t immediately find a job, they were counted as unemployed. A growing perception that opportunities are growing to find work is an encouraging sign for […]
April 10, 2018
Academics
Efforts Aim to Ease Burden of Military Spouses
When Corinne Walker – then Corinne Corto – moved to Wilmington to pursue her MBA, she thought she’d get her degree and move on to wherever the best employment opportunities presented themselves. Instead, the Erie, Pennsylvania, native ended up meeting her future husband, Jesse, and after studying abroad opted to stay in the Cape Fear […]
April 10, 2018
Veterans
How Veterans Are Plugging Tech Skills Gap
The tech skills shortage has got so bad that tech companies have decided to call in the troops. In March, Experis and Amazon teamed up to teach software development to military personnel and their spouses through its re:Start programme, while the non-profit TechVets launched a cyber skills training scheme for military veterans. The idea is […]
April 10, 2018
Academics
Q&A with VA Undersecretary: Educational Opportunities
Curtis (Curt) L. Coy was appointed to be the first Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on May 9, 2011. In this role, Mr. Coy oversees all education benefits (GI Bill), vocational rehabilitation and employment for wounded warriors and disabled Veterans, loan guaranty service (VA […]
April 10, 2018
Academics
Healthcare Careers: Another Way to Serve
When choosing to join America’s military, men and women make a purposeful choice to place themselves at risk for a high calling: service to their countrymen. It seems a logical fit, then, that many former servicemen and women seek careers in industries that also have this key element of service when they move on from […]
April 10, 2018
Other News
For-Profit Colleges Face Declining Enrollments
WASHINGTON — The for-profit college industry is struggling under the weight of declining enrollment, stiff competition from traditional universities and an image battered by past misdeeds, even as the Trump administration tries to offer a helping hand. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has hired several industry insiders and frozen Obama-era regulations that would have increased protections […]
April 10, 2018
Veterans
Key Spouses Offer Support at Air Force Base
When Jennifer Brown’s family was based at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, she found a program that helps spouses connect to the base. “The commander at Minot Air Force Base took me under her wing, brought me to the meeting, and showed me what the program was all about,” Brown said. And for […]
April 6, 2018
Academics
Kansas Governor Signs Tuition Aid Bill for National Guard
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer says a bill he signed into law today is an investment in those who serve. At a ceremony in Topeka, Colyer signed a bill adjusting the state’s college tuition assistance program for active National Guard members. The bill is designed to allow soldiers in the Guard to earn up to 15 […]
April 6, 2018
Academics
Berkeley Offers Most Popular Data Course Online for Free
Do you need to update your skills? UC Berkeley has a deal that’s tough to beat. California’s flagship public university is taking its most popular on campus class, Foundations of Data Science, and offering it online for free. You access the class through the campus’s online education hub, edX. The Public Affairs Office says the […]
April 6, 2018
Veterans
Waco Considers Partnership to Keep Fort Hood Soldiers in Texas
The City of Waco is looking into a partnership that could keep hundreds of Army veterans leaving Fort Hood in Central Texas. The Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program eases soldiers and their families into civilian jobs. Organizers report that 900 soldiers leave Fort Hood every months and just more than half of them say […]
April 6, 2018
Policy
14 Years After Deportation, Veteran Returns to U.S.
Hector Barajas-Varela is finally coming home. 14 years after he was deported, the Mexican immigrant and U.S. Army veteran was granted U.S. Citizenship.On April 13, he’ll head to San Diego, California for a naturalization ceremony to make it official. “I look forward to opening my G.I. Bill so I can get my education,”  Barajas-Varela told A […]
April 6, 2018
Academics
Spratt Education Center Schools Military Members
Participating in passionate research projects, engaging with the newest field information available and eventually crossing a stage to accept a specialized diploma — for many around the world, including military members, college is an aspiration they hope someday to achieve. Spratt Education Center professionals assigned to the 20th Force Support Squadron want to help make this […]
April 6, 2018
Academics
Millennials, Generation Z Dominate Enlistments for Financial Prospects
Serving in the military has been changed and molded throughout the different climates of the United States. The mentality, culture and shape of the military has changed as each generation takes its turn in serving the county. Now, the younger generations are taking their turn in shaping the present and future of the United States […]
April 6, 2018
Academics
Why No One Finishes Online Courses
In 2015, we learned that the global market for online learning reached $107-billion, a number that got the attention of thousands of educators and entrepreneurs. Just two years later, in 2017, this market has grown to reach an enormous $255-billion. This represents 238% growth—a growth rate that has some industries drooling with envy. Yet, as thousands of […]
April 5, 2018
Veterans
Foundation Aims to Provide College Aid of Fallen Militar
Founded by an Army veteran and staffed mainly by veterans and Gold Star families, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is on a mission to provide college educations for people who lost a parent due to military service. To accomplish that goal, the group needs money and it needs to find the people it wants to […]
April 5, 2018
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