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Loan Forgiveness Is Available for Public Service Work

If you work in public service, you already know that feeling of self-fulfillment that comes from helping others, but you might not realize a potential added benefit of your public service work: federal student loan forgiveness. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made […]

August 23, 2016

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Are Public Colleges Paying Off for Students?

As Junior prepares to head out the door for the onset of the fall college term, a new study is out today that provides a snapshot of sorts of whether the folks are getting their money’s worth, and it includes a surprise or two. The study by Third Way, a nonpartisan research group that rries […]

August 19, 2016

Let Private Colleges Augment Federal Aid

Hillary Clinton recently unveiled her New College Compact. The goal is college affordability by ensuring free tuition at four-year public colleges for every student from families earning $85,000 a year or less. The family income cap would rise to $125,000 by the year 2021. The compact would primarily be funded by the federal government through […]

August 18, 2016

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Bill Clinton Earned Millions from For-Profit College

Bill Clinton was paid $1 million in 2015 by Laureate University, an educational institution with branches around the world. American Thinker has previously reported on this relationship between Clinton and the college, as well as the school’s flawed bookkeeping that got the college in trouble with the SEC. All told, over the last five years, […]

August 16, 2016

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Colleges Need to Be More Welcoming to Post-911 Vets

The Post-9/11 GI Bill is the most generous educational benefit afforded to veterans since World War II and holds the potential to profoundly impact the lives of an entire generation of military families. A common narrative has been that this potential won’t be realized until for-profit colleges can be stopped from fleecing veterans out of […]

August 12, 2016

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Protect Higher Education for Our Veterans

Following more than a decade of fighting asymmetric conflicts on multiple fronts, many veterans today face an entirely new dilemma on a very different terrain. While transitioning from military to civilian life, millions of veterans consider taking advantage of their GI Bill benefits to further their education. The Post-9/11 GI Bill — enacted in 2008 […]

August 11, 2016

Protect Students From Rip-Off Clauses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule to protect students from forced arbitration clauses hidden in contracts with their schools falls short of protections needed to ensure all students ripped off by their schools can have their day in court, 41 groups said in comments (PDF) submitted on Monday. Public Citizen and a […]

August 9, 2016

Military Should Empower Vets to be Entrepreneurs

By Douglas B. McCormick and J. Michael Haynie | Defense Secretary Ash Carter made waves last month when he announced two new proposals that will dramatically increase the Department of Defense’s flexibility in shaping the structure of our military. If approved, the proposals would allow more civilian workers in high-demands fields to enter the military […]

August 5, 2016

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Educate Service Members for the Future

By H. Lawrence Garrett III | Recruiting and retaining capable and motivated service members is paramount to maintaining a high-quality fighting force to defend our country. It is undeniable that educational and training assistance programs are critical to attracting men and women to join and remain in military service. These promised and earned education benefits […]

August 4, 2016

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Army Investing In and Testing Dragon Silk for Armor

By Debbie Gregory – Although it may sound like something right out of Game of Thrones, the U.S. Army is testing a product called “Dragon Silk” for potential use in ballistic vests for soldiers, according to the product’s manufacturer. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. was recently awarded a contract that could […]

August 2, 2016

Former DoD VolEd Chief Weighs-in on TA

Today Gary Woods, the former Chief of DoD Voluntary Education, offered his perspective on the move to suspend tuition assistance. In his OpEd, titled ‘Tuition Assistance in the Crosshairs,’ Woods explains that military tuition assistance originated after WWII and became policy in the National Defense Authorization Act of 1972. He also describes how in 2002, […]

July 29, 2016

Ohio Waives Vets’ Teaching License Fees

COLUMBUS, Ohio —The Ohio Department of Education has eliminated fees for teaching licenses for military veterans and for active-duty service members and their spouses. The department says in an announcement the change is to recognize the contributions of military families. Eligible veterans must have honorable discharges. Current service members from all branches of the U.S. […]

July 21, 2016

Therapy Dog Aids Vet, Spreads Cheer

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The minute Laura Diachenko hands Jack’s leash to Roger Wieland, they are off on their daily adventure at Cape Coral’s Gulf Coast Village. “Hi, Jack,” an employee says as the two amble down the hall. Jack — a miniature Australian shepherd — stops, gets a tap on the head and then […]

July 21, 2016

Water-Quality Intern Doubles as National Guardsman

It’s not quite a summer vacation for Guisel Marmolejo, as she is spending her summer days in a lab or searching area streams for water samples. Marmolejo, 24, is one of 31 college students to be accepted as interns at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. More than 150 students from 96 schools […]

July 21, 2016