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American Legion Looks to Modernize

KEARNEY, Neb. — The four families of the American Legion are coming together in Kearney this week as they hold their bi–annual state convention with a mission to take the organization into the future. The American Legion has a new mission in its fight to advocate for veterans and their families, and that mission is to […]

June 28, 2018

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Questions about Racism and Equity Embroil Coast Guard Academy

NEW LONDON, Conn. — At the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, officers-in-training spend four years together at a riverside campus steeped in shared values of honor, respect and devotion to duty. Yet for all the uniformity, many say the experience can feel vastly different for some minority cadets, compared with whites. African-American cadets, in particular, have […]

June 28, 2018

Graduate’s Walkout Over Military Sash Ban Touches Some Nerves

In 2016, just as Zachary Field was about to graduate from Orchard Park High School and get ready to join the Army, he called his father, David, with some troubling news: The school was not going to let him wear his military sash over his gown. David Field was not happy and shared his displeasure […]

June 28, 2018

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Oklahoma Looks to Troops-to-Teacher Program to Ease Gap

TULSA, Oklahoma – The Oklahoma Department of Education is hoping veterans can help fight our teacher shortage crisis. The program is called Troops to Teachers, it’s been around for decades, and Oklahoma is one of only a handful of states awarded more than a million dollars in grant money for the program. With this new […]

June 28, 2018

What Happens When a Public University Buys For-Profit, Online School?

When leaders of Purdue University wanted to move into online education, they took the unusual step of buying an existing online university, a big one with 30,000 students. And here’s the most surprising part: that online school it bought, Kaplan University, was a for-profit business—part of a sector that’s been criticized for high costs and […]

June 28, 2018

Kaine’s Military Spouse Bill Provides Model for Democrats to Reach Women

When America’s military service members were faced with widespread unemployment five years ago, lawmakers like Sen. Tim Kaine sprang into action to get those who sacrificed for their country back to work. Now, the Virginia Democrat says the same unemployment crisis is plaguing military spouses, a group of women and men — but mostly women […]

June 28, 2018

Follow the Money

When 39 university associations send an open letter to Congress expressing “grave reservations” about proposed legislation, you can be sure that money is involved. No matter how they describe their concern about students, our colleges and universities have spent money at a pace well above inflation for decades, and they have raised tuition and fees […]

June 26, 2018

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$1 Million Gift to Support Research and Education

MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has received a $1 million gift from Mrs. Billie Kubly to establish the Dr. Michael C. Kubly Military & Veterans Mental Health Endowment. The endowment was named in honor of Mrs. Kubly’s late husband, a veteran and renowned orthopedic surgeon in Milwaukee who died in January. Mrs. Kubly has […]

June 26, 2018

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Rule Change Will Help Military Spouses

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – For dozens of military families, school this upcoming year may be the opportunity they were looking for. From here on out military spouses have fewer hurdles to jump through to teach in the state. “That’s a huge step forward for Nebraska,” said Meagan Patton-Paulson. Patton-Paulson’s husband is in the military. “I […]

June 26, 2018

Bill to Support Vets Higher Ed Introduced in Senate

(Washington, DC)—Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, welcomed the Senate introduction of their legislation, the Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress (SIT-REP) Act by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and John Boozman (R-AK). Kuster and Bilirakis led the House version of the bill, which […]

June 26, 2018

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Navigating Loan Forgiveness

The government created the public service loan forgiveness program with a simple premise: Take a job to help the greater good and get some debt relief down the road. In reality, the process of getting that promised relief has been neither simple nor forgiving. A confusing set of rules and servicers who provided misleading or […]

June 26, 2018

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Ex-Employee of Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tuition Fraud

A woman admitted Friday in federal court to stealing from a Fort Wayne defense contractor through a tuition assistance program. Jessica L. Shutt is the fifth former BAE Systems employee this week to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Fort Wayne to wire fraud. She admitted taking $12,000 from the tuition assistance program, and […]

June 26, 2018

Missouri Western Will Allow In-State Tuition for Military

St. Joseph is home to thousands of active military personnel and retired veterans who are working not only to protect and serve but also trying to earn a college degree. For those who reside outside of Missouri but are taking campus courses at Missouri Western State University while being stationed in St. Joseph, or prior […]

June 26, 2018

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Rules Change Would Let V.A. Employees Work at For-Profit Schools

Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs aren’t allowed to moonlight at for-profit schools or receive gifts, services or other financial benefits from such institutions, which enroll tens of thousands of veterans using the GI Bill. But VA officials are considering waiving that rule for most employees ― a proposal that has several military and […]

June 26, 2018

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Not What Flag Stands For

As the CEO of Task & Purpose, I’ve tried to create a community that is above partisan politics and all that divides us today. I’ve also tried to make this a place that gives voice to multiple sides of an issue. If our community, those of us who have shared experiences in battle and in […]

June 22, 2018

Tallahassee College Brings Troops-to-Teachers Back to Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Tallahassee Community College and the Florida Department of Education have announced a new partnership to bring the Troops to Teachers program back to Florida. Troops to Teachers is a nationwide program designed to help transitioning service members and veterans begin new careers as K-12 school teachers. In Florida, the Troops to […]

June 22, 2018

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Bringing Service to the Classroom

PHOENIX – Frank Contreras, a 12-year Army veteran who retired as a sergeant, ran a team of five troops who worked in the communications department. But he recently decided on a career he said is just as heroic – and one he believes will have a lasting impact: teaching. “The future of our nation rests […]

June 22, 2018

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Student’s Diploma Yanked over Military Cord

BLADEN COUNTY. — A North Carolina mother said her son’s diploma was taken away from him after he wore a cord symbolizing military enlistment at graduation. West Bladen High School makes it clear they have strict rules for the official graduation ceremony with an email and mail dictating the rules beforehand. But, the policy about […]

June 22, 2018