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Section: Military
Veterans
Soldier for Life Relaunches Partnership
Fort Campbell Soldiers separating from the Army have a new avenue to figure out what to do professionally in the civilian world. Private Public Partnership is an organization that fosters long-term partnerships with companies, corporations, foundations, academia and other non-governmental organizations to help increase employment readiness in all 50 states. Read More
May 24, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
What DeVos Didnāt Say
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testified before the House Committee on Education and Workforce on Tuesday. Representative Bobby Scott, the Democratic ranking member on the committee, asked DeVos about his concerns with the PROSPER Act, House Republicansā bill to reform the federal role in higher education. DeVosā answer could have been better. Read More
May 24, 2018
Academics
Colorado Springs Honored for Help to Military Spouses
Colorado Springs has joined San Antonio and Tampa inĀ earning a national designation in support of military spouses. The city is now designated as a Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone, a designation given by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundationās Hiring Our Heroes, and USAA Insurance. Read More
May 24, 2018
Academics
Goldman Sachs Launches Entrepreneur MOOC for Women
Since its role in the recession beginning in late 2007, Goldman Sachs has committed itself to operating in a more ethical manner. On Monday, the company launched their 10,000 Women initiative in MOOC-form, an effort to support female entrepreneurs with education and an expanded network. It will comprise primarily of an online course hosted by [ā¦]
May 24, 2018
Veterans
Military Vets āInfuriatedā Over Statements By Grad Assistants
The Graduate Employee Organization (GEO), a union of graduate students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), has inadvertently drawn military veterans into a battle over controversial legislation in the state House that would unionize research assistants who help teach courses under the GEOās umbrella. Read More
May 24, 2018
Academics
Navy Increases Tuition Assistance
The Navy has announced that it is increasingĀ the maximum Tuition Assistance (TA) payable to active duty sailors. Effective June 1, sailors will be able to take as many classes as they wish using TA, as long as they donāt exceed the maximum DOD mandated cap of $4,500 per fiscal year. Read More
May 24, 2018
Other News
Surprise!: Debts Catch Student Vets Unaware
Jonathan Ngowaki was halfway through getting his undergraduate degree at DeVry University when he got a letter saying he was $15,000 in debt. The letter confused him not only because heād told the school he didnāt want any loans, but also because his post-9/11 veteran status meant his education should have been fully paid for [ā¦]
May 24, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Broadening Experience
In the early 1920s, Major Dwight Eisenhower benefitted from a world-class, personalized leader development program.Ā While serving as a Brigade Executive Officer in the Panama Canal Zone under the command of General Fox Conner, Major Dwight Eisenhower, found a mentor that would influence him through the rest of his career as a Soldier and politician.Ā [ā¦]
May 22, 2018
Funding
Loan Repayment Options Open for Online Students
Online courses in higher education are growing in popularity and reputation. Once thought of as chiefly in the domain of for-profit colleges, both public and private nonprofit schools are also increasingly offering online degree programs and students are taking them at record numbers. However, depending on the school and the program, online degrees may still [ā¦]
May 22, 2018
Veterans
Service Members Train Educators on Active Shooters
In the wake of the Santa Fe shooting, Friday, teachers and school officials at Diboll ISDĀ received hands-on, active shooter training, Saturday. The āBridge of LifeāĀ training technique focuses on teaching teachers or any other bystanderĀ how to keep an injured studentĀ alive and get them to a trained medic. Read More
May 22, 2018
Policy
N.Y. Senate Bills Support Military
NEW YORKā Senator Patrick M. Gallivan reported that the New York State Senate has passed a package of bills in order to support current and active military service members. These 29 bills passed give protection to active duty soldiers and veterans as well as memorial sites and cemeteries along with adding funding to previously cut [ā¦]
May 22, 2018
Veterans
Former Military in Demand for Many Jobs
When servicemen and women get out of the armed forces, they usually can expect a very bright future, so what jobs are available where they will be able to put their valuable skills to use? Veterans have attributes that employers consider a great asset, according to Military.com. These include leadership skills, setting and accomplishing goals, [ā¦]
May 22, 2018
Other News
N.J. Offers to Probe For-Profit Fraud if U.S. Doesnāt
Reports that the U.S. Department of Education is quietly shutting down investigations into possible fraud committed by for-profit colleges caught the attention of New Jerseyās new Democratic attorney general, who offered to finish the probes himself if the agency wonāt. Gurbir Grewal, confirmed in January as the stateās top law-enforcement officer, said in a May [ā¦]
May 22, 2018
Academics
Viral Story Comparing Military vs. School Deaths Erred
The Washington Post has been forced into making several corrections to a story claiming that the number of people killed in US schools this year was double that of those killed serving in the military. The newspaper revised the piece after it emerged that reporter Philip Bump had based his findings on incomplete figures gleaned [ā¦]
May 22, 2018
Academics
New Brigade for Fort Carson; Most Soldiers There Since Vietnam
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Tribune News Service) ā Fort Carson will get more than 800 new troops in the coming months as the Army adds a brigade with expertise in training foreign militaries. The move will elevate troop numbers on Fort Carson above 25,000 ā the most soldiers in Colorado Springs since the Vietnam War. It [ā¦]
May 22, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
V.A. Swamp
So much for draining the swamp and removing the status quo of cronyism and beltway favors inside the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). The newest promotion of Margarita Devlin into the #2 slot at VBA (principal deputy under secretary for benefits) may undermine new Under Secretary Paul Lawrence reforms. According to an announcement this week, Margarita [ā¦]
May 18, 2018
Policy
The Man with the Stolen Name
Along with information on visas and travel advisories, the US State Departmentās website has a page featuring three mugshots and a mystery. The pictures portray one man. In the first, a line is shaved into his hair and a small gold hoop juts out of the left ear. That was in style on June 24, [ā¦]
May 18, 2018
Academics
Study: Most Pell Students Have No Degree after 6 Years
A new analysis of federal graduation rates among first-time, full-time Pell students in four-year institutions found that most schools are doing a crummy job of serving them. In fact, as the researchers wrote, āLow- and moderate-income students starting college for the first time currently have no better than a 50:50 shot of actually earning their [ā¦]
May 18, 2018
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