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Wounded Warriors React to Allegations Against Rep. Hunter

Daniel Riley joined the Marines in 2007 and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2010, he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, losing both legs and half of his left hand. He said he had a physical reaction to the allegations against Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine), a fellow Marine. “It’s disgusting,” he said. […]

August 29, 2018

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Bill Aims to Protect Students from Worthless Degrees

WASHINGTON – As college students begin returning to class, Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., introduced Thursday the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act of 2018. They said it would close a loophole that allows for-profit colleges to take federal financial aid dollars for students to attend unaccredited degree programs that often leave students deep in […]

August 29, 2018

Education Groups Sue DeVos for Delaying Online Protections

Two teacher unions are suing the Education Department and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over the agency’s delay of rules meant to protect students earning degrees online. The California Teachers Association (CTA) and the National Education Association (NEA), along with a second grade teacher in Kansas, a fourth grade teacher in California, and a student enrolled in an […]

August 29, 2018

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For-Profit Colleges Have Allies Now, but Complaints Persist

WASHINGTON — A lawsuit against Ashford University describes an admissions office with a cutthroat sales culture more akin to a used-car lot than a place of higher learning, peddling “false promises and faulty information” to lure students eligible for federal financial aid. Sound familiar? The allegations in the lawsuit filed by California’s attorney general are […]

August 29, 2018

Top Federal Student Loan Official Resigns in Protest

NEW YORK — The government’s top official overseeing the $1.5 trillion student loan market resigned in protest on Monday, citing what he says is the White House’s open hostility toward protecting the nation’s millions of student loan borrowers. Seth Frotman will be stepping down as student loan ombudsman at the end of the week, according […]

August 29, 2018

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Defense Act Includes Kaine’s Military Spouse Aid

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on President Trump signing into law the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a majority of Kaine’s military spouse employment provisions and many of Kaine’s other priorities for Virginia, including a pay raise for servicemembers […]

August 24, 2018

Report: Interest in Online Education Keeps Growing

The associate’s degree is the most popular credential among potential students as demand for online higher education continues to grow, according to a study by Clearwater, Fla.-based Digital Media Solutions. The independent agency’s study reviewed trends in inquiry generation and student acquisition data from January through June of this year. Analysts used information from Sparkroom, […]

August 24, 2018

Art Institute of Phoenix Closing

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – With unfinished degrees and a lot of questions, students at one Valley college are left scrambling wondering what to do next. For more than a month, students have heard rumors of their school closing. Then on Friday, it was made official. Students received an email letting them know that at the […]

August 24, 2018

CPO Selectees Learn about Services for Sailors

FY19 Chief Petty Officer selectees from commands across NAS Patuxent River attended a daylong class at the Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) Aug. 9 to learn about the services available to them and their Sailors. “They’re going from the role of first class petty officers into the chief ranks where they’re considered subject matter […]

August 24, 2018

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Williams Woods U., Military Plan Partnership

Some Fulton residents were surprised Wednesday when a Missouri National Guard Black Hawk helicopter landed at William Woods University — but it wasn’t an invasion. It was an announcement. “Today is a landmark day for William Woods,” said Dan Westhues, vice president of the college’s board of trustees. The news: William Woods University is the […]

August 24, 2018

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University of Michigan Plans Online, Part-Time MBA

The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan today announced that it will offer an MBA for working professionals to be delivered mostly online. The Part-time MBA: Online is a new addition to the Ross MBA program options, which include full-time, evening, weekend, executive, and global formats. The first class of […]

August 24, 2018

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‘Hire Our Heroes” Offers Collision Repair Training for Military

3M Automotive Aftermarket Division, along with the Collision Repair Education Foundation, is putting its effort to provide collision repair education opportunities for military members into high gear this year, launching the 3M Hire Our Heroes 500 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. On Tuesday, Oct. 30 during the 2018 SEMA Show, representatives from top MSO and […]

August 24, 2018

Rethink School: Student-Centered Education

Drawing on a wide-ranging teaching career at the community college level and with students attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools, Daniele Massey understands that a personalized education can be great preparation for success in college, careers and life. Today, Massey lives in Virginia with her family. Her husband remains on active military duty. […]

August 24, 2018

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Debating Competency-Based Education

When students master a competency, have they mastered it for life? And how can they continue to build on competencies through employment or demonstrate that growth? Those were a couple of questions that popped up at #DLNchat on Tuesday, August 14. The conversation was guided by our special guest Executive Director of C-BEN (Competency-Based Education […]

August 23, 2018

Vets Find Education, Expanded Career Options

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Following an accomplished career with the U.S. Army, including two tours of duty in Iraq, Emmit Barris found things were a lot different when he entered the civilian world. “It was difficult to maintain a job without a college education,” Barris said. Married with a family, Barris wanted to do better for them. […]

August 23, 2018

Colleges Wary of Linking Aid to Mastery, Not Credits

ST. LOUIS – As concerns about college affordability grow, WGU Missouri is continuing to demonstrate its commitment to expanding access to affordable, higher education for adults across the state. The online university invested more than $500,000 in scholarships for FY18, helping to make the dream of higher education a reality for hundreds. Since WGU Missouri […]

August 23, 2018

Top 25 Colleges Ranked

For the first time in a decade, non-military schools take the top two spots on FORBES’ list of top public colleges in the U.S. The University of California, Berkeley is the No. 1 public college and ranks No. 15 nationally. The California state university system’s oldest and most selective institution, founded in 1868, UC Berkeley […]

August 23, 2018

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U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Members Seek Veteran Status

“Dear President Trump,” Kirksville resident Doris Kent began the letter she sent to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on June 6. “I’m a 91-year-old woman with Parkinson’s Disease and I wish to call to your attention a concern while I am still able. I believe that the women who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps […]

August 23, 2018