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Section: Other News
Veterans
Wounded Warrior Survey Details Challenges
The Wounded Warrior Project has released its 2017 survey results. The organization says the survey was completed by 34,000 veterans this year. The results showed that more injured veterans are trusting the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care concerns. The results also showed that more warriors are gainfully employed than in past years. Below […]
November 10, 2017
Policy
DOE Now Tracks Part-Time, Transfer Students
The Department of Education has finally started tracking graduation rates of part-time and transfer students. The data also now gives outcomes specifically on Pell grant recipients, who weren’t tracked separately before. First-time, full-time students make up only 47% of all students in higher ed, and one-third of students are receiving Pell grants, meaning federal data […]
November 10, 2017
Academics
Academy Won’t Discuss Motive Behind Hoax
DENVER — The Air Force Academy says it will not discuss what led a student to allegedly stage a hate crime, but a researcher said those who commit hoaxes are sometimes trying to bolster their reputations or want to deflect attention from trouble they are in. The academy said that an African-American student acknowledged writing […]
November 10, 2017
Other News
Study: For-Profits Generate Most Fraud Claims
WASHINGTON — Students who attended for-profit colleges filed more than 98 percent of the requests for student loan forgiveness alleging fraud by their schools, according to an analysis of Education Department data. The study, published November 9, by The Century Foundation represents the most thorough analysis to date of the nearly 100,000 loan forgiveness claims […]
November 10, 2017
Other News
Scoreboard: Nearly 4 Million Dropped Out with Debt
The saddest stories among those who owe some of the $1.3 trillion in student loan debt are those of college dropouts. They took out loans to go to school, hoping for a better life. But without college degrees, many don’t find good jobs to help pay back these loans. It not only ruins their lives, […]
November 9, 2017
Veterans
Vets2Cloud Apprentice Program Powers Help Desk
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cloud Co-Op, a product development firm and Salesforce systems integrator providing consulting services for clients wishing to grow their business processes in “the cloud,” expands its commitment to help military veterans transition into the workforce through its Vets2Cloud™ apprenticeship program that provides on-demand helpdesk implementations and is staffed by former military veterans moving […]
November 9, 2017
Academics
Academy Says Black Student Wrote Slurs
DENVER — Racial slurs posted outside the dorm rooms of five black students at the Air Force Academy were written by one of those students, the school said Tuesday. The announcement was a jarring turn in an episode that prompted the academy’s superintendent to warn students that racists were not welcome at the school — […]
November 9, 2017
Veterans
Detroit Worst City for Vets
(WXYZ) – With Veterans Day coming up on Saturday, a new report from WalletHub took a look at the best cities for Veterans to live in America, and it does not look good for Detroit. According to the WalletHub study, Detroit is the worst city in America for veterans to live, when looking at the […]
November 9, 2017
Other News
Air Force Raises Limit for Civilian Tuition Aid
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Air Force officials have raised the course limit for civilian tuition assistance from one course per semester or quarter to two courses for fiscal year 2018. The Air Force chose to increase the course limit, following the annual end-of-year TA program review, based on interest across the civilian career […]
November 9, 2017
Veterans
Transition App Adds Resources for Spouses, Disabled
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Military.com announced today that the Transition App, supported by Citi and launched in August 2016, has reached nearly 25,000 downloads and will expand to include tailored content for military spouses and veterans with disabilities. The Transition App, available for free on Google Play and in the Apple App […]
November 9, 2017
Other News
GAO: Defense Needs to Improve on Transition
In fiscal year 2016, the Department of Defense (DOD) lacked data for 48 percent of National Guard and Reserve members and 12 percent of active duty servicemembers which resulted in DOD potentially misstating performance of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) in its public reporting. Under the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, DOD must […]
November 9, 2017
Other News
Jobless Rate for Recent Vets Falls to Lowest Level
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate for recent military veterans fell sharply in October, though not entirely for positive reasons. The rate for those who have served in the armed forces anytime since September 2001 dropped to 3.6 percent, the lowest level in data going back to 2008. While some found jobs, many others stopped looking […]
November 7, 2017
Veterans
Organizations Aid Former Military
The time has come to leave the military and join the civilian world. Next on the planning list are a new career, housing, resume and more, which means information is needed to make the transition easier. Agencies and organizations are ready to assist at every level. Military.mista.edu’s article, 10 Organizations that Help Veterans Transition to […]
November 7, 2017
Veterans
Troubled Veteran Reclaims Her Life with Help
The memory of two of her men burning to death, trapped in an Army truck, still haunts Kyra Tracy Watkin. It was spring 2012 and, as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, Watkin was on her first tour of duty in Afghanistan, serving as a battalion intelligence officer. Filling in for the operations officer […]
November 7, 2017
Veterans
Troops-to-Teachers Reaches Out to 700
ILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WVEC) — From the battlefield to the classroom, the College of William & Mary School of Education launches a new program. It’s aimed at helping vets become teachers while also addressing the state-wide teacher shortage. Since May, the William and Mary Troops to Teachers program has already met with more than 700 veterans, […]
November 7, 2017
Other News
300 Purdue Faculty Sign Petition Against Kaplan Deal
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — More than 300 Purdue University faculty members have signed a petition opposing the school’s planned acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University. Purdue biology professor David Sanders sent the petition with 319 signatures this week to the Higher Learning Commission, which accredits colleges and universities in 19 states, including Indiana. Sanders tells […]
November 7, 2017
Academics
First-Generation Students Celebrated in Nationwide Festivities
In an effort to showcase and empower first-generation students, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) will organize a national celebration on college and university campuses this week. COE, in partnership with other higher education organizations, will commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with a nationwide “First Annual First-Generation College […]
November 7, 2017
Academics
Fort Knox Program Eases Transition to Jobs
Since the beginning of the year, the Fort Knox Career Skills Program has been helping U.S. Army personnel transition into private sector emÂployÂment through its Senior Leaders Corporate Fellowship ProÂgram. And according to Fort Knox Education Center officer Jacque JenÂkins, the program has been successful in its goals so far. Jenkins said 90 percent of […]
November 7, 2017
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