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Section: Military
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DeVos Further Freezes Obama’s For-profit Fraud Protections
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is further delaying Obama-era protections for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, saying it needs more time to write new regulations. Tuesday’s announcement renewed criticism by Democrats and advocacy groups that the administration favors the interests of for-profit universities over students. The Education Department posted a notice in the Federal Register […]
October 26, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Opting for Online Learning
A few weeks ago I ran across a Twitter post that read, “1998: Don’t get in strangers’ cars. Don’t meet people from Internet. 2017: Literally summon strangers from the Internet and get into their car.” So true, isn’t it? It’s astounding how technology can cause major shifts in behavior. What we will and won’t do, […]
October 24, 2017
Veterans
Memorial to Service Women Marks an Anniversary
ARLINGTON, Va. — Right next to Arlington National Cemetery, which draws about 4 million visitors a year, is a national memorial to military women. It draws about 200,000 visitors a year. The 33,000 square-foot (3,066 square-meter) memorial, known formally as the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this weekend […]
October 24, 2017
Academics
Many Afghan Military Trainees Going A.W.O.L. in U.S.
Nearly half of the foreign troops training in the U.S. who go absent without leave are from Afghanistan, a government watchdog report said Friday. Of the 352 foreign troops who were absent without leave since 2005 in the U.S., 152 were from Afghanistan, according to the report by the Office of the Special Inspector General […]
October 24, 2017
Veterans
Wounded Veteran Gets Loan Forgiveness and $62 K Tax Bill
BATH TOWNSHIP, Mich.— The I.R.S. is asking a wounded veteran from Michigan to pay $62,000 in income taxes on the federal government’s cancellation of his student loans. First Lt. Will Milzarski served two tours in Afghanistan that left him with a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and hearing loss. The federal government canceled $223,000 […]
October 24, 2017
Veterans
Ky. Community College in Position to Help Veterans Make Career Transition
Kristy Riddell is one semester shy of finishing her associate degree program in business with an accounting track. A single mother of three living in Paducah, Kentucky, Riddell has had her hands full with school and family obligations. “It’s a lot,” Riddell says with a laugh. “And that’s on top of coaching basketball and football […]
October 24, 2017
Veterans
Troops to Teachers Eases Shortage for Schools
After a career spent serving their country on the battlefield, some veterans return home to serve in a different way: as teachers, training the young minds of America’s future leaders and thinkers. The skills and experiences veterans acquire during their service are incredibly useful within the classroom. Leadership, flexibility, adaptability, an understanding and appreciation of […]
October 24, 2017
Other News
Lower Ed: Professor Argues That For-Profits Prey On the Vulnerable
There isn’t a concrete definition for the all-too-elusive American Dream. Ideas of this material utopia have different meanings to different people. Nevertheless, this U.S. fantasy has been heavily promoted by self-aggrandizing business and political leaders since America’s inception. From slave masters promising non-slave owners that they could become planters–owners of twenty or more slaves–to for-profit […]
October 24, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Can Online Training Maintain Quality?
Today, we have access to high-speed internet in most parts of the world. Resultantly, we are seeing mainstream adoption of various trends, including the adoption of online training for students and employees around the globe. While text portals were popular for information consumption online in the past, there is increasingly a shift towards other forms […]
October 20, 2017
Academics
Database Change Broadens View of Outcomes
One big flaw of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Database System (IPEDS) has been fixed. The U.S. Department of Education has revamped its higher education database to begin tracking non-traditional students — the ones who aren’t attending school full-time or aren’t entering college as freshmen right from high school — an additional 650,000 people. According to […]
October 20, 2017
Other News
Lawmaker Offers Apprenticeship Bill to Help With Transition
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — Rep. Beto O’Rourke has introduced a new bill aimed to make it easier for soldiers to find jobs outside of the military. He said the Veteran Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform (VALOR) Act is designed to help streamline apprenticeship programs for troops transitioning into civilian life. O’Rourke said it will […]
October 20, 2017
Veterans
College Makes It Easier for Vets to Use Credits
Pellissippi State Community College is making it easier for military veterans to receive college credit for their experience. With a state $70,190 Veteran Reconnect grant, Pellissippi State plans by next fall to improve its process for veterans to know what credit they can receive before they enroll in college. Currently about 500 Pellissippi State students […]
October 20, 2017
Other News
2 Investigations Confirmed at Air Force Academy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cheating by more than a dozen freshman cadets on a test and alleged misconduct by members of the lacrosse team are under separate investigations at the Air Force Academy. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports the academy says 13 freshmen were accused of cheating on a test of basic Air Force knowledge. […]
October 20, 2017
Academics
Research Examines Learning Potential
New Morgridge College of Education Assistant Professor of Research Methods and Information Science, Denis Dumas, recently published research that could potentially change the way educational researchers understand student learning capacity, and the way students are tested in school. The humble beginnings of a new testing model. “Dynamic Measurement Modeling: Using Nonlinear Growth Models to Estimate […]
October 20, 2017
Academics
University of Colorado to End Course Fees
BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado is eliminating all course and program fees starting in the fall of 2018. The Daily Camera reports that the eliminated fees will collectively save students $8.4 million per year. Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced the commitment to lowering costs for students at the university’s annual State of the Campus […]
October 20, 2017
Academics
University Offers 3-Year Bachelor’s, 1-Year Master’s
There are two major barriers to completing a college degree and they are time and money, according to Paul Percy, provost and executive vice president at Carson-Newman University. “The longer people stay in school, the longer they have to keep finding ways to come up with money, to pay for school and for money to […]
October 20, 2017
Other News
Apollo Global Biggest For-Profit Manager in the World
Back in 2013, the future looked bleak at academic publisher McGraw-Hill. They’d been around for over a century, but with the advent of digital technology, more and more course material was moving online. While they’d been the top dog in the academic publishing just a few years before, they agreed to a $2.4 bn buyout […]
October 20, 2017
Students
Ky. Community College in Position to Help Veterans Make Career Transition
Over the past five years, West Kentucky Community and Technical College has built a comprehensive support network for student veterans.
October 19, 2017
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