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Students Still Waiting for Loan Forgiveness
BOSTON — The Massachusetts attorney general says thousands of students who were promised federal loan forgiveness have yet to have their debt cleared. Education officials under the Obama administration agreed to forgive $30 million in debt for 4,500 students of the American Career Institute, a now-defunct for-profit college chain. The chain acknowledged that it misled […]
May 23, 2017
Academics
Tests During Service Build College Credits
Members of the armed forces can earn college credit for knowledge gained in high school, during military training or though independent study by taking a standardized test to prove proficiency in a particular subject. The credit gained through these exams can expedite a service member’s path to a degree, experts say, and help them maximize […]
May 23, 2017
Academics
Survey: Can Online Innovation Can Be Sustained?
It’s now more than 20 years since online learning came on the scene. At the outset, many skeptics questioned its quality and reliability. Online learning faced widespread resistance among faculty conditioned by centuries-old, classroom-based education and lacking in computer skills. There were substantial start-up costs, technical deficiencies, and regulatory uncertainty to overcome. With all these […]
May 23, 2017
Other News
DOE Keeps Obama Loan Plan
The Education Department on Friday took up an Obama-era plan to streamline federal student loan servicing by moving to a new, single platform for managing the loans of 43 million borrowers. The department had indicated it might jettison the previous administration’s initiative, which was intended to simplify a system that consumer advocates have complained is […]
May 23, 2017
Other News
Report: Why Are Few Pell Students at Elite Schools?
A new report from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce has sparked a lively debate on the merits of class-based affirmative action in higher education. The report found that approximately 86,000 Pell Grant recipients score well enough on standardized tests to qualify for selective colleges (1120 or higher on the SAT/ACT, according to […]
May 23, 2017
Policy
Chelsea Manning Begins Life Outside Prison
Chelsea Manning, the transgender Army private who passed a trove of sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks in 2010, walked out of the disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on Wednesday morning after serving an abbreviated sentence in connection with one of the most notorious leaks of classified documents in U.S. history. Manning’s 35-year sentence was […]
May 23, 2017
Academics
Florida Will Credit Military Training in Licensing Guards
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that Florida veterans will now receive credit for relevant military training or education when applying for private investigator and security guard licenses with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “The men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Study: What Students Prefer in Digital Learning
According to the “Speak Up 2016 Research Project for Digital Learning” report from Project Tomorrow, 56% of students report using technology to learn outside of school more often than at school. The report, which details student digital learning habits and preferences, also shows rising student demand for a wider variety of online course and subject […]
May 19, 2017
Academics
Vanderbilt’s Peabody College to Start Online Studies
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development is now accepting applications for Peabody Online, the first online graduate and doctoral degree offerings from top-ranked Peabody College. The university is offering a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in human development counseling with a specialization in school counseling, and […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan for $1
There are many unanswered questions about the unprecedented sale of Kaplan University, a for-profit institution with several online programs but falling enrollments, to Purdue University, one of the top public universities in the nation. To try to get some answers, EdSurge recently sat down with Donald Graham, chairman of Graham Holdings Company, the group that […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Navy: Tuition Aid Available
MAY 18, 2017, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) – For service members interested in pursuing or continuing their education while on active duty, Navy tuition assistance (TA) is designed to help. “Two of the questions we get asked most often are ‘How do I get started with my education?’ and ‘How do I pay for it?’,” said […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Minority-Serving Institutions Ask Congress to Bolster Pell Grant
The presidents and chancellors of 10 minority-serving institutions called on members of Congress to strengthen federal investment in the Pell Grant program, in a letter released on Wednesday afternoon. “The Federal Pell Grant program is the foundation of student aid for higher education, and it is a critical part of ensuring the American Dream is […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Chan Zuckerberg, College Board Partner for College Access
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the charity created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to give away their billions, is about to cut loose with an undisclosed amount of cash to get millions more students into college. On Tuesday it announces a two-year partnership with The College Board to expand access […]
May 19, 2017
Academics
Scholarships Created for Military Spouses
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest non-profit organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military spouses and their families, announced the launch of the AMPA Military Spouse Scholarship — a new program aimed to help military spouses pursue their higher education goals. AMPA also announced that Hilton […]
May 18, 2017
Other News
Air University Celebrates 70 Years
Unlike the founders of other military educational institutions, the founders of AU sought to break away from traditionalism, rigid thought and doctrine, and the formalization of instruction that had often characterized past military education. They, many of whom were ACTS’ graduates, established a progressive, forward-looking institution. In his dedication address, Fairchild stated, “We must guard […]
May 18, 2017
Other News
Questions Arise Over Purdue’s Online Move
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — An already long list of questions concerning the details of the “NewU” that will emerge from Purdue University’s recent Kaplan University purchase continues to grow as people ponder what this means for Purdue and higher education. Will the NewU degree be equivalent to a Purdue degree? Will there be a process […]
May 18, 2017
Veterans
Pa. Gets Troops-to-Teachers Grant
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) Federal Funding will help support the Commonwealth’s Troops to Teach grant program. Governor Tom Wolf announced $400,000 in federal funds will provide support to veterans transitioning from military service to careers in education. The Troops to Teachers grant program is managed by the Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES). The […]
May 18, 2017
Other News
Trump Plan Will Have Impact on Student Loans
Budget documents obtained by The Washington Post show President Trump’s administration is proposing a raft of changes that could have significant impact on college students and graduates. One of the most striking higher education proposals calls for replacing the five income-driven student loan repayment plans with a single plan to the benefit of undergraduate borrowers. […]
May 18, 2017
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