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Foundation Help Teach Construction Trades

“Building a better future, one skill, one home, one life, at a time,” is the slogan of the EHS Crow Foundation, founded by Garry Hughes and Elaine Bornemeier. The non-profit organization was established in 2016, with the mission of utilizing certified instructors to teach construction industry skills to high school students. Instructors who are certified […]

July 14, 2017

West Virginia Business College Closes

WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Business College has decided to close its doors while in the midst of a legal battle over the school’s accreditation. James Weir, the college’s general manager, said in an email Monday that declining enrollment for the July 2017 quarter made it financially impossible for the college to remain open. […]

July 14, 2017

Texas Foundation Targets Military Vets in Transition

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and State Representative Pat Fallon joined Admiral Bobby R. Inman and Linda Mays McCaul as well as Chancellors William McRaven and John Sharp and representatives from AT&T today to raise awareness of the needs of military veterans who often struggle to find work in corporate America and to support […]

July 14, 2017

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Western Governor’s Introduces Scholarship Program

Western Governors University (WGU), an online, nonprofit, competency-based university established to expand Nevadans’ access to higher education throughout the state is offering 250 Smart Choice Scholarships—each valued at up to $2,000—$500 per six-month term for up to four terms. A total of $50,000 of the overall amount will be given to Nevada residents. Each Smart […]

July 14, 2017

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For-Profit/Not-for-Profit Lines Blur

As soon as the news was announced in April, the phones started ringing off the hook — that is, they would have if phones did that anymore — at Cooley, an education industry law firm. Purdue University, a land-grant institution with a sterling academic brand honed since 1869, had announced a stunning merger with Kaplan […]

July 14, 2017

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Lawmakers Reach Deal on Expanded GI Bill

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade, removing a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boosting money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve. The deal announced early Thursday is a sweeping effort to fill coverage […]

July 14, 2017

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Rolling Back Protections

Step by step, the Trump administration is walking back policies and rules in higher education that its predecessor said were needed to protect students who rely on federal funding to pursue a degree. Supporters say the Education Department under President Trump is restoring balance after overreach during the Obama administration led to punitive regulations and […]

July 13, 2017

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Why Professional Learners Like MOOCs

In Oct 2011, a few Stanford professors offered three online courses which were completely free. The strong public interest in these courses caught everyone by surprise. More than 100,000 people signed up—for each course. This led to a feeling of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) across higher education and Silicon Valley, both of whom invested […]

July 13, 2017

4 Grads Tell Why They Chose Money’s Top Colleges

Every year, MONEY ranks the best colleges for your money, finding the schools that add the most value for students’ tuition dollars. This year we interviewed recent graduates of four of the top schools on our list—asking them to tell us what worked for them, how they covered their costs, and what advice they’d pass […]

July 13, 2017

Veterans Trade Uniforms for Chef’s Jackets

Five military veterans stand at work stations in the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee’s Culinary Innovation Laboratory in Lakewood Ranch. Armed with whisks, the former soldiers’ military uniforms have been replaced by white double-breasted chef’s jackets. All eyes are on their instructor, former battlefield paramedic Bryan Jacobs, who is teaching the students how to make […]

July 13, 2017

Rankings Address Measuring College Outcomes

Some 20 years ago, I spent my summer in Washington, D.C., as an intern for the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. Part of my job was to call colleges to get missing data that was used to compile the rankings or confirm the data that the magazine already had from the school. Princeton […]

July 13, 2017

Tennessee Colleges Use $760,000 Grants for Military and Veterans

Tennessee is pouring more than $760,000 into one of the most persistent problems facing military veterans going to college: finding a way to translate their experience on the battlefield into course credits. Colleges have long sought to help veterans hit the ground running with early college credits for their experience. But officials acknowledge the current […]

July 13, 2017

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Vouchers Accelerate Graduate Education for Naval Officers

PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) — Naval officers unable to pursue full-time graduate studies now have an additional education option with the FY-18 Graduate Education Voucher (GEV) program, announced July 11. Detailed in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 160-17, the GEV program offers eligible officers the opportunity to receive funded graduate education during off-duty hours. Through GEV, unrestricted […]

July 13, 2017

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It’s Back to the Starting Line on For-Profit Colleges

Betsy DeVos has put the brakes on two Obama-era regulations aimed at protecting student borrowers. Beginning with two public hearings this week, one in Washington, D.C., on Monday and a second Wednesday in Dallas, the Education Department is asking stakeholders to go back to the starting line. On Monday, speaker after speaker in favor of […]

July 13, 2017

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DeVos, Stop Stalling

This week, the Department of Education is holding hearings (Monday in DC, Wednesday in Dallas) at which members of the public can comment on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’s announcement that she will conduct a “Regulatory Reset“ – a new round of rule-making proceedings to reconsider two college accountability rules issued by the Department in […]

July 11, 2017

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4 Ways to Earn Degree Without Debt

Having a college degree can give you a major advantage in being able to command a higher salary than others without one. But are you scared about raking up loads of student debt? Here are 4 ways to get a college degree without having to deal with student debt: Join the Armed Forces It may […]

July 11, 2017

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Data Offers Benefits in Online Learning

The accessibility of real-time data can be extremely beneficial in online learning, with educators often having an immediate perspective on how students are faring through the use of a learning management system platform, according to Ed Tech: Focus on Higher Ed. Instructors can see how students did on an introductory exam quickly, offering actionable insight […]

July 11, 2017

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“Boots to Business” Class Trains Service Members

Nearly 25 Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and Airmen throughout Oahu recently completed the ‘Boots to Business’ class at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Military & Family Support Center, June 22-23. The Boots to Business class is a two-step entrepreneurial training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a training track within the […]

July 11, 2017