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Defrauded Massachusetts Students Will Get Loans Discharged
Massachusetts students that were defrauded by an online education company will soon have their student loans discharged, thanks to Attorney General Maura Healey. This week, AG Healey announced that she reached a settlement with the Tennessee-based Southeast Financial Credit Union. The settlement was reached in connection to The College Network, a for-profit education company that […]
July 17, 2018
Academics
Could New Policies Get More Military to Use Tuition Assistance?
One of the perks of serving in the military is being able to go to college on the Defense Department’s dime. But the number of service members taking advantage of this education benefit — often hailed as a key military recruitment and retention tool — has been declining in recent years, with all branches seeing […]
July 17, 2018
Other News
Filmmaker to Open WWII Education Center
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A filmmaker who shares the stories of World War II veterans is opening an education center in Rhode Island so students can learn about the war and meet the men who fought in it. Tim Gray, founder of the nonprofit World War II Foundation, has made 21 documentaries and amassed a […]
July 13, 2018
Other News
N.C. Schools Invite Students Burned by For-Profits
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wake Technical Community College are two public institutions encouraging students from three for-profit colleges to consider them for transfer this fall. South University in High Point and the Art Institutes in Durham and Charlotte will close at the end of the year. Like other for-profit colleges, those […]
July 13, 2018
Policy
83-Year-Old Charged With Posing as Marine Vet for Benefits
PENSACOLA, Fla. — An 83-year-old Florida man has pleaded guilty to pretending to be a veteran so he could receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits. According to a statement from the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Richard Kohl claimed to serve with the Marines in the Korean war, forging government […]
July 13, 2018
Academics
Major Colleges Dropping Essay Test as Barrier
The SAT and ACT essay tests began with fanfare in 2005, a bid to assess the writing chops of college-bound students under the pressure of a clock. Now, many colleges say time’s up for those exams. With a few notable exceptions, the consensus in higher education is that the tests are becoming an afterthought even […]
July 13, 2018
Academics
What Can an Academic Tell Soldiers?
It was near the end of the evening commander’s update briefing on 6 June 2010, and her audience included dozens of staff officers in various combat uniforms. Hundreds more joined via videoconference from the regional commands in Afghanistan and NATO bases around the world. ISAF commander General Stanley McChrystal sat solemn-faced at the hub of […]
July 13, 2018
Academics
DOD to Bar G.I. Bill Transfer for Long-Serving Troops
Starting next year, service members who have been in the military for more than 16 years will no longer be able to transfer GI Bill benefits to their dependents — a change to current Pentagon policy that’s garnered mixed reviews from military advocates. The Defense Department announced today it is instituting the 16-year cap, effective […]
July 13, 2018
Policy
Army Ousts Recruits Lured by Promise of Citizenship as ‘Security Threats’
NEW YORK – In June, a young Pakistani student studying in Minnesota managed to get his hands on the documents that explained why he wouldn’t be allowed to join the United States Army. The electrical engineering student, who didn’t want his name revealed because of fear of reprisals if he goes back to Pakistan, “has […]
July 13, 2018
Academics
Navy Changes Tuition Aid Policy
The U.S. Navy recently removed the fiscal year limit of 16 semester hours (or equivalent) and allowed Sailors to use tuition assistance (TA) up to the funding cap of $4,500. TA will continue to be paid up to the current DoD limits of $250 per semester hour, $166.67 per quarter hour, or $16.67 per clock […]
July 12, 2018
Other News
Art Institute California, Argosy U. to Close in Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area campuses of the Art Institute of California and Argosy University will close at the end of the year, according to the organization that owns them, Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC. “After a complete and thorough examination of the three education systems in the DCEH network to ensure they are […]
July 12, 2018
Other News
Defunct For-Profit ITT’s Former Execs Settle Fraud Charge
Former top executives at ITT Educational Services, the parent company of defunct ITT Technical Institute, have settled fraud charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission, avoiding a trial that was slated to begin Monday. A judgment order entered Friday puts to rest civil fraud charges filed in 2015 against former ITT Chief Executive Kevin Modany […]
July 12, 2018
Policy
Senate Panel Approves V.A. Nominee
WASHINGTON — Robert Wilkie, the latest choice by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, was easily approved Tuesday by the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, moving his nomination to a vote by the full Senate. The VA committee advanced Wilkie’s nomination with a voice vote Tuesday afternoon. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was […]
July 12, 2018
Academics
Is Army’s Command and General Staff College Barring Pregnant Officers?
Last year, several pregnant officers were informed upon arrival to CGSC that due to their physical state they would not be allowed to attend. School leadership informed one of us, Maj. Jenny Gunderson, that she could not start the course and would have to disenroll—but, they added if she were to come back next week […]
July 12, 2018
Academics
Army Unveils New 6-Point Fitness Test
The Army will roll out its long-planned update to its physical fitness test during the next two years, with a new six-event assessment that will dramatically improve the service’s ability to predict how a soldier will perform in combat, senior officials said Monday. By October 2020, the new test, dubbed the Army Combat Fitness Test, […]
July 12, 2018
Veterans
FBI: Education Fraud Scheme Was ‘Straight Up Stealing’
In a bait-and-switch scheme, a group of fraudsters used educational programs for veterans to enrich themselves while cheating service members out of an education they were entitled to under the law, according to FBI.gov. The GI Bill provides the country’s service members and veterans a free or reduced-cost college education to those who qualify, offering […]
July 12, 2018
Academics
Gulf War Veteran Grateful for Education in the Navy
MARTINSBURG–For two-tour Gulf War veteran Travis Bishop, the military was the best education he ever had and he recommends any branch to others, especially those who may need some structure. Bishop, who said he believes he was born to serve in the military, served in the United States Navy for six years–from 1989 to 1995– […]
July 10, 2018
Academics
How to Find Grants for College
Financial aid comes in several forms, and if you’re applying to college or have a child who is applying, you’ll end up needing to know at least something about all of them in order to get the maximum possible financial aid. Grants for school are one of the best forms of financial aid; not only […]
July 10, 2018
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