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Navy Veteran Advances Education at Florida College

SARASOTA – In 2013, as trauma nurse Randy Gilmore attempted to stabilize the brain-injured victim of an auto wreck, the patient lashed out and kicked him in the left shoulder, his favored side. “I wasn’t in severe pain, but within an hour and a half it locked up on me, and I knew I’d suffered […]

December 20, 2016

Illinois Veteran Excels at Cybersecurity Competition

PAYSON, Ill. —Dennis McDonald is proof that you can reach a goal if you don’t give up. McDonald is to receive his bachelor’s degree in computer science at age 49. That in itself is an accomplishment, but there’s more: McDonald was among three University of Illinois Springfield students to recently participate in one of the […]

December 20, 2016

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Yellen to Grads: Best Job Market in Nearly a Decade

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says college graduates are entering the strongest job market the country has seen in nearly a decade, and their degree is more important than ever. Yellen said that with changes in the job market such as technology and globalization, succeeding in the job market is increasingly tied to […]

December 20, 2016

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For-Profit Troubles Shrink College Population

Problems in the beleaguered for-profit college industry are shrinking the ranks of college students. Plummeting enrollment at for-profit colleges drove a 270,000-person decline in the number of undergraduate and graduate students across the U.S. this fall, and Illinois was among the hardest-hit states. Nearly 165,000 fewer students enrolled in for-profit colleges nationwide, a 14.5 percent […]

December 20, 2016

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Trump Taps Veteran for Army Job

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped another billionaire businessman for an administration job, naming Army veteran and fellow New Yorker Vincent Viola to be his secretary of the Army. A West Point graduate, Viola adds to the list of former military men Trump has chosen for his Cabinet. His picks for defense […]

December 20, 2016

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Trump Says Military School Trained Him Better Than Army Could

Before he became a billionaire real estate developer, reality TV star, and president-elect, Donald Trump was a cadet who attended the New York Military Academy. Founded in 1889, the private school is spread across 120 acres in rural Cornwall, New York, located 60 miles north of Manhattan. The cost of tuition is $41,210 a year […]

December 16, 2016

For-Profit Must Refund $1.2 Million in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s attorney general says thousands of former Daymar College students will begin receiving restitution checks totaling $1.2 million. Attorney General Andy Beshear said the payments will go to nearly 3,500 former students of Daymar’s Kentucky campuses and online programs. The payments are being issued by the claims administrator appointed to handle the […]

December 16, 2016

WWII Veterans Finally Gets Diploma

LIMA — When it comes to 90-year-old World War II veteran Duane Reynolds Sr.’s education at Delphos Jefferson High School, the phrase, “Better late than never” may apply. After a Veterans Day Lima News story related Reynolds’ experiences as a trained medic in the Navy and Marines in the Pacific, complete with recounts of the […]

December 16, 2016

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Grant Aims to Close Male Teacher Shortage

California faces a looming teacher shortage, and, in particular, a deficit in the number of men interested in working in elementary education. Hoping to help alleviate the problem, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded California State University, Northridge a $385,651, three-year grant for a teacher-preparation project aimed at increasing the number of men — particularly […]

December 16, 2016

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Job Fair Helps Veterans in Transition

FORT KNOX, Ky. (WDRB) — Thousands of Kentucky veterans are unemployed. “It’s really difficult, it is,” U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Terrence Douse said. “You know you’re getting out and you’re trying to figure out where you’re going to get a job at.” Staff Sergeant Douse is not alone. Many members of the military struggle to […]

December 16, 2016

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Rankings for Best Online Coming Soon

On Jan. 10, U.S. News will publish the 2017 Best Online Programs rankings on usnews.com. These rankings are particularly useful for working adults – often in their 30s or 40s – who may not be able to take classes during the day but wish to learn skills and earn credentials to boost their careers. U.S. […]

December 15, 2016

Barber School Owner Pleads Guilty to GI Bill Scam

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The owner of a barber school has pleaded guilty to a scam that used $4.5 million in GI Bill tuition payments. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said that Katherine Grobes claimed to train veterans at the school in Chesapeake. In reality, authorities said, she had most sign […]

December 15, 2016

OSU, Other Colleges Commit to Help Low-Income Students

Thirty top colleges and universities, including Ohio State University, have committed to help thousands of talented low- and moderate-income students find their way to a quality higher education. The program, funded with a $1.7 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, is called the American Talent Initiative. Its goal is to educate an additional 50,000 high achievers […]

December 15, 2016

United Way Helps Training Center Meet Veterans’ Needs

WARNER ROBINS — Soon after a new veterans training center opened four months ago, workers there realized that veterans had more needs than the center was set up to provide. The center’s primary aim is to help veterans transition to the civilian workforce through education and ensuring that they get proper academic credit for the […]

December 15, 2016

Iraq Veteran Uses Experience to Get Through College

The most outstanding, vivacious rewards in life are seldom material. It takes time, effort and strife to realize ambition and achieve that level of personal satisfaction. On an individual basis, we’re all often trying to achieve the abstract; what is meaningful to one’s self. After serving in the U.S. Army for eight years and persevering […]

December 15, 2016

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Feds Stand by Decision to End Accreditor’s Role

WASHINGTON — Federal education officials are standing by their decision to cut ties with the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges — a ruling that will bar hundreds of schools from providing federal financial aid and likely force some to close. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, which oversees more than 250 institutions […]

December 13, 2016

Senator Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Veterans’ Bill

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, applauded Senate passage of legislation – the Miller-Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Act – to improve veterans’ access to health care, disability benefits, education and homelessness assistance, among other important benefits for our nation’s veterans. The bill […]

December 13, 2016

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Fort Bragg, Fayetteville Tech Expand Transition Program

Fort Bragg troops will have more resources as they look to get out of uniform. Fayetteville Technical Community College and Fort Bragg announced last week that they’ll expand an educational partnership aimed at helping transitioning service members, veterans and family members find full employment. The partnership is built around the Fort Bragg Career Skills Program, […]

December 13, 2016

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