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N.C. Bill Would Cut Tuition for Military

RALEIGH — Legislation pending at the North Carolina General Assembly is intended to reduce tuition costs for military personnel attending North Carolina’s community colleges. It is designed for personnel who have to temporarily stop taking classes and leave the state because of their military duties. It would let them continue to pay less than the […]

March 30, 2017

Student Veterans Create Support Network

Senior Conor Murtagh went through a slight culture shock going from life in the armed forces to Seton Hall. In order to better adjust to life on campus, he reached out to others on campus who might understand his difficulties. “I went from being one of the ‘young guys’ to the oldest student in almost […]

March 28, 2017

Bill Would Give Credit for Military Training

State Rep. Jessie Danielson, D-Wheat Ridge, is looking to give credit where credit is due for veterans who learned a lot serving their country. Her House Bill 1004 would task the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to work with state colleges and other higher learning outfits to create a way to measure military education and […]

March 28, 2017

Transition Officer Prepares to Move On

Specialist Avery Harbin, a Soldier assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, confidently shook hands and spoke with many of the 73 civilian job recruiters at the Soldier for Life-Transition Assistance Program and Army Community Service’s Employment Readiness Program International and National job fair Wednesday at Cole Park Commons. Harbin also prepared for Thursday’s job fair […]

March 28, 2017

More Sailors Using Tuition Assistance

This past year, the Navy radically changed direction in how it delivers off-duty education benefits to sailors — now totally online or over the phone — and it seems to be working just fine. Now, nearly halfway into fiscal year 2017, Navy training officials are “cautiously optimistic” that closing 16 of its 20 on-base Navy […]

March 28, 2017

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Texas Bill Would Limit Eligibility for Veterans

Since 1923, veterans in Texas have received educational benefits for themselves and later for their families through the Hazlewood Act, which is now the focus of a bill that would reduce the number of people who can qualify to receive benefits. Rep. J.M. Lozano, R-Kingsville, filed House Bill 3766 earlier this month in response to […]

March 28, 2017

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GI Bill, Part 2: More Veterans Enrolling

Connie Beckel was puzzled when she saw numbers begin to tick up. Seton Hill University, with an enrollment of 2,500 students, typically saw no more than 10 veterans a year at its Greensburg campus. Then, Congress enacted the Post-9/11 GI Bill in 2008. In recent years, the private Catholic university has counted an average of […]

March 28, 2017

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GI Bill, Part 1: “Cash Cow” for Some Schools

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series looking at the way the GI Bill is used in Western Pennsylvania. The second part will appear Monday. Shortly after the Art Institute of Pittsburgh—Online Division hired LaMont Jones as a recruiter in 2009, the school launched a push to recruit military veterans — and […]

March 28, 2017

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“Open Cloud Academy” Offers Tech Training

SAN ANTONIO – Rackspace’s Open Cloud Academy is celebrating four years. 559 students have already graduated from the program. One of those graduates is Ruben Apolinar, who used to be a fast food worker. He graduated from the school in 2015. “I had always been into technology, and I heard from a friend that this […]

March 24, 2017

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Trident U. Hires Veteran for Services

Mark A. Weedon has joined Trident University International’s (Trident) Outreach & Partnerships team as Senior Director of Military and Veteran Affairs. Weedon is a 29-year veteran of the United States Army, serving in many capacities while in the military. In his new role, Weedon will directly oversee and manage Trident’s geographically dispersed Regional Managers, as […]

March 24, 2017

Military Experts Explain Benefits

Across the nation, military veterans, active duty service members and reservists receive benefits in several areas as an expression of gratitude for their service. In education benefits, Texas military members are offered state benefits, along with federal, as a bonus appreciation. Tim Miller, program coordinator for the Military & Veterans Program at Tech, explained how […]

March 24, 2017

Lawmaker Offers Bill to Enhance Aid for Troops

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, introduced the Educational Development (ED) for Troops and Veterans Act, legislation to improve higher education opportunities for troops and military families. “We need to make it as easy as possible for Ohio service members to use the education […]

March 24, 2017

Bill Seeks Break for Employers Who Help Students

As student loan defaults rise at a double-digit pace, a bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to grant favorable tax status when U.S. companies provide money to help employees pay off student loan debt. H.R. 795, the Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act, would amend the federal tax code to […]

March 24, 2017

Military Provides Edge to Pay for Grad School

The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides former service members – and their family members – financial support to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as on-the-job training following their military service. This financial benefit, the level of which varies depending on the veteran’s length of service, helps former service members pursue their education goals. For […]

March 24, 2017

Momentum Builds for “Free College’ Programs

SAN MARCOS, Calif. — Like many American high school seniors, Rynon Reyes is looking ahead to college with a mix of apprehension and excitement. But there’s one thing he doesn’t have to worry about: tuition. While their counterparts in most of the rest of the country are already facing the first of what will likely […]

March 24, 2017

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Students Fear Cuts to Pell Grants

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A proposed cut to federal financial aid could impact thousands of students at colleges and universities across Georgia and South Carolina. NewsChannel 6 spoke with students about how drastic the cuts would be if President Trump gets Congress to adopt his new budget. There are several proposed cuts in President Trump’s […]

March 23, 2017

N.Y. Lawmakers Reject Cap on Private Tuition

State Senate and Assembly majorities have rejected Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal to force private colleges and universities to impose a limit on increasing tuition or risk the loss of state aid for its students. Separate from the Excelsior Scholarship proposal, but related to it, is essentially a tuition cap where Gov. Cuomo proposed to […]

March 23, 2017

N.M. In-State Tuition Is Most Affordable

Tuition rates for in-state students at public colleges and universities are lower in New Mexico than in any other state in the nation, a new report says. Student Loan Hero, an Austin, Texas-based student loan management company, used U.S. Department of Education data to calculate the average cost per credit hour for residents to attend […]

March 23, 2017