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Thanks, Obama, for Paying Taxes

So much has already been said about Barack Obama’s speaking fees. So much — except for the one thing that should actually matter. Barack and Michelle Obama are residents of Washington, D.C., which means they are subject to District of Columbia income taxes. Those top out at 8.95%. They will, of course, also be subject […]

May 2, 2017

App Could Help Student Veterans

COLLEGE STATION, Texas- What started as a national public policy challenge has turned into the development of an app for a group of Texas A&M graduate students. “Because Texas A&M has one of the biggest population of student veterans, we decided to develop something that would be good for them,” said Fulbright scholar Lela Akiashvili. […]

May 2, 2017

Startups Challenge Traditional Path to Career

WASHINGTON — Connor Mitchell’s university classes take place online, he doesn’t have any exams and he studies in a different country every year. Is he looking to the future or taking a gamble? With college costs rising steadily and with more courses available online for free, some observers are beginning to question the need for […]

May 2, 2017

South University Up for Sale

South University is on 12 months probation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accrediting agency (SACS) and sale of its parent company, Education Management Corporation (EDMC), is pending. The issues began after EDMC purchased South University in 2003 and amassed 107 for-profit art, business, health, law and online colleges across the nation. Within […]

May 2, 2017

Defrauded Ky. Students Will Get Relief

About 2,000 Kentucky students are eligible for debt relief after getting loans to take online classes through the for-profit Corinthian Colleges Inc., Attorney General Andy Beshear announced Thursday. In Kentucky, the company solicited students under the name Everest College and Everest University. Corinthian also marketed its WyoTech career training program throughout the state. Read More

May 2, 2017

Purdue, Kaplan Team Up for Online Deal

How do you turn a for-profit college into a not-for-profit? Partner with a public university—and pay $50 million for the privilege. That’s basically what happened on Thursday, in a financial deal between the for-profit Kaplan higher-education chain and Purdue University, the flagship Indiana college run by Mitch Daniels, the state’s former governor. The arrangement may […]

May 2, 2017

Education a Priority in Spending Deal

The U.S. Department of Education would lose $1.2 billion under the bipartisan agreement reached Sunday to fund the government through the end of September. President Trump wanted to cut education spending by $9 billion. Congress released the text of the bill, which, if approved by lawmakers, takes away the threat of a government shutdown. The […]

May 2, 2017

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Vets Question “Military Friendly®” Rankings

An article in Mercer’s December 2016 issue Viking newsletter explained how the college had “been named the number one military-friendly school among all two-year colleges in the nation by Victory Media, a provider of informational resource material to U.S. active duty military personnel, veterans, and spouses.” The VOICE wrote about the award, too. But what […]

May 2, 2017

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Unintended Consequences

I spent four years at a private university in New York and, to the surprise of no one, it was not free. Associating the word “free” with college seems like an oxymoron. Has anyone even seen the price of a textbook? (Luckily, as a journalism major, I avoided spending hundreds of dollars a semester on […]

April 28, 2017

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Nebraska Governor Signs Bills to Benefit Vets

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed a series of bills intended to benefit the state’s veterans. Ricketts approved legislation to merge the Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the state Division of Veterans’ Homes in an effort to streamline services. It’s not expected to generate savings, but is intended to provide veterans […]

April 28, 2017

Undocumented Child Now a Lt. Colonel

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Lt. Col. Roberto Gomez Jr. unknowingly set forth on a path to become a high-ranking Army official in southern New Mexico when he waded across the Rio Grande almost four decades ago. Gomez, a native of Torreon, Mexico, said he was 14 years old when he and his family set foot […]

April 28, 2017

“Free Tuition” Plan Doesn’t Help Part-Timers

Michele Gawronski tried the traditional route to a college degree fresh out of Hamburg High School 28 years ago. It didn’t work. She’s trying again now. The single mother of two teenage daughters takes night classes while working two jobs to make ends meet. As a state income taxpayer, Gawronski will help fund recently adopted […]

April 28, 2017

N.J. Office Reaches Out to Veterans

The Salem County Office of Veterans Affairs is working with Salem Community College to improve our outreach to eligible veterans for education assistance. This is just one of the success stories the college would like to share with our community. Meet Veteran and Salem Community College graduate Jennifer DeVault: SCC President Mike Gorman points out […]

April 28, 2017

Veterans at Denver School Can Get Full Funding

KUSA – There are some unique things going on at Colorado Schools. University of Denver is increasing funding for veteran students as part of what’s called the Yellow Ribbon Program. Starting next fall the university will have a five thousand dollar match for eligible post 9-eleven GI Bill undergraduate and graduate students. The Daniels Business […]

April 28, 2017

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College Creates Writing Course for Veterans

BLUE BELL, PA — Montgomery County Community College now offers a creative writing course designed specifically for military veterans. Intro to Creative Writing for Veterans will be offered in the fall and the course is limited to guest veterans from the community and current MCCC veteran students. The three-credit course was created through a joint […]

April 28, 2017

Law Students Help Vet Appeal Denial of Aid

MORGANTOWN — A former Army medic will realize his dream of going to medical school thanks to the efforts of two law students at West Virginia University. WVU College of Law third-year students Brad DeFlumeri and Alex Jonese represented Jeremy Marx, who served six tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 75th Ranger […]

April 28, 2017

Improve Veterans Care

Our country strongly supports our solders and sailors on active duty and in the Reserve. All of these men and women will become American service veterans after their service. Montana has the second-highest per capita veterans in the U.S. In World War II, Montana had the highest casualties per capita of any state in the […]

April 27, 2017

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Grant Will Help Tell Story of Japanese American Vets

Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) today announced the awarding of a $193,080 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to help preserve, restore and digitize 800 oral histories of WWII Japanese American veterans contained in GFBNEC’s Hanashi Oral History program. The 800 oral histories, which represent about 2,000 hours of moving-image […]

April 27, 2017