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Bill Would Ease Transition for Military

NEW WINDSOR – On Friday, after working alongside Stephanie Keegan of Somers, NY who lost her son Daniel shortly after his transition out of the military and Nelson Rivera, the Dutchess County Veterans Agency Director, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced the introduction of the Know Your Vets Act, which will help veterans safely transition […]

November 28, 2017

Should Students Who Don’t Graduate Pay Back Pell Grants?

U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman is co-sponsoring a bill that would force low-income students who don’t graduate from college in six years to repay their federal Pell Grants — with interest. The South Carolina Republican has called the Pell for Performance Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 15, a “taxpayer-friendly” bill that […]

November 28, 2017

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USO’s Tool Aids Transitioning Members

With more than 200 USO locations throughout the world, their mission never ends, connecting American’s troops to their friends and families back home. For more than seven decades, the USO — or United Service Organizations — has thrived on boosting the morale of service members stationed around the globe with various musical performances and celebrity […]

November 28, 2017

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Senators Conduct Oversight on For-Profits

Sen. Tom Carper, a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves, joined his colleagues in conducting oversight on the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Trade Commission to protect and defend the education benefits of service members and student veterans from unscrupulous for-profit institutions. On Nov. 9, the VA […]

November 28, 2017

Short on Skilled Workers, Tech Firms Train Their Own

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Some information technology companies are growing so concerned about their inability to find enough digital talent that they’re training their own. IBM, Amazon and Microsoft all now have apprenticeship programs that pay workers while they train for jobs demanding hard-to-find IT skills. Tech companies view apprenticeships — a staple of […]

November 28, 2017

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Education Fair Lets Soldiers Explore Education Options

Soldiers crowded into the Staff Sgt. Glenn H. English Jr. Army Education Center Wednesday morning to take part in the Fort Campbell Education Center Education and Veteran resources Fair the theme was “Achieving Excellence While Serving.” About 20 agencies, including the Veteran Service Organization and TRICARE, filled the lobby with tables, while upstairs representatives from […]

November 22, 2017

Regulators Stop Ashford from Accepting G.I. Bill

Ashford University announced this week that it will no longer accept veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill under an agreement to temporarily suspend such enrollment. The decision was made after a lengthy and ongoing dispute between Ashford University and the Department of Veterans Affairs due to its physical location in the state of Iowa. The […]

November 22, 2017

Merchant Marine Academy Accreditation Restored

Full accreditation has been restored to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, nearly a year and a half after it was placed on warning for missing five of 14 academic benchmarks, academy officials said. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, a Philadelphia-based nongovernmental group that assesses the performance of educational institutions, acted […]

November 22, 2017

Military Educators Meet to Discuss Needs

The Council of Military Educators of Washington state held their seventh annual conference inside Stone Education Center’s auditorium on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Monday. Representatives from a variety of schools, military education programs and counselors met to discuss what’s working and what needs and improvements are needed to provide service members and veterans with educational opportunities. […]

November 22, 2017

Freshman Balances Military Duties with Studies

University of Nebraska-Lincoln freshman journalism and broadcasting double major Jamie Titus started looking at a career in the military when she was just a sophomore in high school. Now, as an Airman First Class, Titus is up for the Airman of the Year award at her base, Nebraska Air National Guard: 155th Air Refueling Wing, […]

November 22, 2017

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Purdue Faculty Hope to Block Kaplan Deal

Purdue University’s acquisition of a for-profit online college is being criticized by some of the university’s own faculty members. Purdue announced its plans to buy Kaplan University at the end of April. It hopes to serve more adult learners through the online platform, which it’s nicknaming ‘New U’ for now. Some educators are worried about […]

November 22, 2017

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Navy Makes Changes in VolEd Program

Although 11 Navy College Offices overseas will remain open, the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC) has taken over Voluntary Education (VOLED) service responsibility for the continental United States (CONUS). With the closure of the last CONUS Navy College Offices (NCOs), all educational program servicing for Sailors shifted to the NCVEC and Navy College Program […]

November 22, 2017

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Spotlight: Family Readiness Officer

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – — style=”margin: 0in 0in 10pt;”>A family readiness officer is a valued asset to the Marines and families who fall under their care. They contribute time, energy and resources to maintain family readiness within the Marine Corps. The FRO is the link between the command, the unit and the families. Their […]

November 17, 2017

Veterans in Stem Bill Heading to House Floor

U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn’s, R-Fla., proposal to usher more veterans into the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is gaining steam on Capitol Hill. Last week, Dunn unveiled the “Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act” which would make the National Science Foundation (NSF) “develop a veterans outreach plan and publish data on veterans’ participation […]

November 17, 2017

Businesses Donate to Penn State Military Fund

Penn State’s Veterans’ Tailgate was one of the largest ever, with a turnout of 10,000 veterans, family members and others in the military community, according to a press release. At Saturday’s tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center, the Downtown State College Improvement District presented Penn State President Eric Barron with a giant check to complement […]

November 17, 2017

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Professors’ Ads Protest Online Programs

Professors at Eastern Michigan University launched an unusual ad campaign this week criticizing their university’s online degree programs—suggesting they are “FalseEMU”—in a protest against the model of colleges working with outside companies to help build and market online programs. “These degrees will carry the EMU name. But they won’t have the quality, scholarship and service […]

November 17, 2017

Study: Work-Life Balance Becomes Big Worry

For years, issues of pay and benefits have been high on the list of concerns that servicmembers and their families have about their military lifestyle. But the toll of 16 years of continued wars and the separation of families with demands has finally nudged its wayto the top, according to this year’s Blue Star Families […]

November 17, 2017

For Victims of For-Profit Fraud, Stakes Are High

Amy Kennedy-Palma was a single mother working as the office manager for an ATM installation company in 2012 when she decided to go back to school. “There wasn’t a whole lot of room for advancement, and of course wanting to look out for the future of my son, I wanted to go back to school,” […]

November 17, 2017