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Section: Other News
Other News
Surprise!: Debts Catch Student Vets Unaware
Jonathan Ngowaki was halfway through getting his undergraduate degree at DeVry University when he got a letter saying he was $15,000 in debt. The letter confused him not only because he’d told the school he didn’t want any loans, but also because his post-9/11 veteran status meant his education should have been fully paid for […]
May 24, 2018
Funding
Loan Repayment Options Open for Online Students
Online courses in higher education are growing in popularity and reputation. Once thought of as chiefly in the domain of for-profit colleges, both public and private nonprofit schools are also increasingly offering online degree programs and students are taking them at record numbers. However, depending on the school and the program, online degrees may still […]
May 22, 2018
Veterans
Service Members Train Educators on Active Shooters
In the wake of the Santa Fe shooting, Friday, teachers and school officials at Diboll ISD received hands-on, active shooter training, Saturday. The “Bridge of Life” training technique focuses on teaching teachers or any other bystander how to keep an injured student alive and get them to a trained medic. Read More
May 22, 2018
Policy
N.Y. Senate Bills Support Military
NEW YORK— Senator Patrick M. Gallivan reported that the New York State Senate has passed a package of bills in order to support current and active military service members. These 29 bills passed give protection to active duty soldiers and veterans as well as memorial sites and cemeteries along with adding funding to previously cut […]
May 22, 2018
Veterans
Former Military in Demand for Many Jobs
When servicemen and women get out of the armed forces, they usually can expect a very bright future, so what jobs are available where they will be able to put their valuable skills to use? Veterans have attributes that employers consider a great asset, according to Military.com. These include leadership skills, setting and accomplishing goals, […]
May 22, 2018
Other News
N.J. Offers to Probe For-Profit Fraud if U.S. Doesn’t
Reports that the U.S. Department of Education is quietly shutting down investigations into possible fraud committed by for-profit colleges caught the attention of New Jersey’s new Democratic attorney general, who offered to finish the probes himself if the agency won’t. Gurbir Grewal, confirmed in January as the state’s top law-enforcement officer, said in a May […]
May 22, 2018
Academics
Viral Story Comparing Military vs. School Deaths Erred
The Washington Post has been forced into making several corrections to a story claiming that the number of people killed in US schools this year was double that of those killed serving in the military. The newspaper revised the piece after it emerged that reporter Philip Bump had based his findings on incomplete figures gleaned […]
May 22, 2018
Academics
New Brigade for Fort Carson; Most Soldiers There Since Vietnam
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Tribune News Service) — Fort Carson will get more than 800 new troops in the coming months as the Army adds a brigade with expertise in training foreign militaries. The move will elevate troop numbers on Fort Carson above 25,000 – the most soldiers in Colorado Springs since the Vietnam War. It […]
May 22, 2018
Policy
The Man with the Stolen Name
Along with information on visas and travel advisories, the US State Department’s website has a page featuring three mugshots and a mystery. The pictures portray one man. In the first, a line is shaved into his hair and a small gold hoop juts out of the left ear. That was in style on June 24, […]
May 18, 2018
Academics
Study: Most Pell Students Have No Degree after 6 Years
A new analysis of federal graduation rates among first-time, full-time Pell students in four-year institutions found that most schools are doing a crummy job of serving them. In fact, as the researchers wrote, “Low- and moderate-income students starting college for the first time currently have no better than a 50:50 shot of actually earning their […]
May 18, 2018
Other News
Inside Conversion from For-Profit College
The once for-profit Art Institutes are now run by the non-profit, faith-based Dream Center. But they’re connected to the new Woz U and a web of for-profit companies — raising questions of conflict of interest and legal compliance. On the phone, Brent Richardson, the CEO and co-chairman of the new non-profit Dream Center Educational Holdings […]
May 18, 2018
Academics
A.B.A. Eases Rules on Online Learning
An online class in the first year of law school? Read More
May 18, 2018
Veterans
Transition App Adds Data for Spouses, Disabled
MCLEAN, Va., May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Military.com announced today their popular app, Transition by Military, now has additional information specific to spouses and military members with disabilities. The app, which is supported by Citi Community Development, has over 27,000 downloads and was released in August of 2016. Transition provides a linear timeline of tasks […]
May 18, 2018
Veterans
Arizona Gets Grant for Troops-to-Teachers
PHOENIX — A state agency has received federal funding to help get more teachers — from a rather unusual source. The Arizona Department of Education has received a $735,000, five-year grant for the Troops to Teachers program. The program’s goal is to help current and former members of the U.S. armed forces begin careers in […]
May 18, 2018
Veterans
Veterans in Some Regions Suffer Homelessness, Joblessness
The overall uptick in the national economy may be good news for most veterans, but some states are bucking that trend, according to a new report from researchers at Purdue University. Ten states ― California, Washington, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Montana, New Mexico, New Jersey, Arkansas and South Dakota ― are seeing increases in homeless […]
May 18, 2018
Veterans
Citizen-Warrior: Experiences Enhance Analyst’s Awareness
ARLINGTON, Va. — An infantryman with the South Carolina Army National Guard’s C Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment takes the Warrior Ethos to heart. “We’re supporting the mission on the ground and making that difference,” said Army Sgt. Stephen Caldwell, adding that he loves being a part of a larger team. “Being a fire […]
May 17, 2018
Other News
How to Protect Yourself from For-Profit Fraud
The rise of large for-profit colleges has left a growing group of distressed borrowers in its wake. The crisis arguably peaked in 2015, when a conglomerate called Corinthian abruptly shut down, unenrolling 16,000 students regardless of the status of their degree. They and other shady operators flocked to a pretty simple con: Find students, any […]
May 17, 2018
Academics
North Georgia Will Offer Cybersecurity Degree
The Georgia Board of Regents on Tuesday approved the University of North Georgia’s proposal to create a cybersecurity degree program. The degree is part of an effort that could enhance the university’s credentials as a hub for cybersecurity. All 14 U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia signed a letter last month urging the House’s Armed […]
May 17, 2018
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