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Section: Military
Academics
Troops to Teachers Could Combat Shortages
Efforts to combat teacher turnover rates in high-poverty and high-needs schools could tap into a growing pool of military veterans entering the classroom. But veterans who are interested in becoming teachers need more encouragement, and states with large military and veteran populations are offering increased support through programs like Troops to Teachers. Shane Larkin, a […]
May 25, 2017
Other News
Budget: Military Wins, Poor and Disabled Lose
WASHINGTON — The poor and the disabled are big losers in President Donald Trump’s $4.1-trillion budget proposal while the Pentagon is a big winner. Trump’s plan for the budget year beginning Oct. 1 makes deep cuts in safety net programs, including Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The proposal also includes big cuts in […]
May 25, 2017
Other News
Advocates Slam Trump’s Cuts for College Students
WASHINGTON — Education advocates say President Donald Trump’s budget contradicts his campaign pledge to make college more affordable with its proposed elimination of subsidized student loans and cuts in other programs that help students pay tuition. The 2018 budget, unveiled Tuesday, slashes discretionary funding for the Education Department by 13.5 percent and overall funding by […]
May 25, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Year-Round Pell Grants: A Step Forward
We’re in agreement with two prominent Carolina Republican legislators who have announced their support for making Pell grants accessible year-round. U.S. Rep. Mark Walker of Greensboro and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina support not only the continuation of the Pell grant program, but also asked that the program be accessible once again year-round, […]
May 23, 2017
Other News
Online, For-Profit School Closing
The California National University for Advanced Studies, which has provide online instruction in Torrance since 1993, will close its doors at year’s end, becoming the latest in a string of for-profit educational institutions to go out of business, the Daily Breeze has learned. The school, which operates out of a modest Hawthorne Boulevard office, is […]
May 23, 2017
Other News
Students Still Waiting for Loan Forgiveness
BOSTON — The Massachusetts attorney general says thousands of students who were promised federal loan forgiveness have yet to have their debt cleared. Education officials under the Obama administration agreed to forgive $30 million in debt for 4,500 students of the American Career Institute, a now-defunct for-profit college chain. The chain acknowledged that it misled […]
May 23, 2017
Academics
Tests During Service Build College Credits
Members of the armed forces can earn college credit for knowledge gained in high school, during military training or though independent study by taking a standardized test to prove proficiency in a particular subject. The credit gained through these exams can expedite a service member’s path to a degree, experts say, and help them maximize […]
May 23, 2017
Academics
Survey: Can Online Innovation Can Be Sustained?
It’s now more than 20 years since online learning came on the scene. At the outset, many skeptics questioned its quality and reliability. Online learning faced widespread resistance among faculty conditioned by centuries-old, classroom-based education and lacking in computer skills. There were substantial start-up costs, technical deficiencies, and regulatory uncertainty to overcome. With all these […]
May 23, 2017
Other News
DOE Keeps Obama Loan Plan
The Education Department on Friday took up an Obama-era plan to streamline federal student loan servicing by moving to a new, single platform for managing the loans of 43 million borrowers. The department had indicated it might jettison the previous administration’s initiative, which was intended to simplify a system that consumer advocates have complained is […]
May 23, 2017
Other News
Report: Why Are Few Pell Students at Elite Schools?
A new report from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce has sparked a lively debate on the merits of class-based affirmative action in higher education. The report found that approximately 86,000 Pell Grant recipients score well enough on standardized tests to qualify for selective colleges (1120 or higher on the SAT/ACT, according to […]
May 23, 2017
Policy
Chelsea Manning Begins Life Outside Prison
Chelsea Manning, the transgender Army private who passed a trove of sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks in 2010, walked out of the disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on Wednesday morning after serving an abbreviated sentence in connection with one of the most notorious leaks of classified documents in U.S. history. Manning’s 35-year sentence was […]
May 23, 2017
Academics
Florida Will Credit Military Training in Licensing Guards
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that Florida veterans will now receive credit for relevant military training or education when applying for private investigator and security guard licenses with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “The men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country […]
May 19, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
New Reality: Where College Is Free
Three states and one city have enacted measures in the past two years. And lawmakers in several other places across the country are considering similar programs. More than 30,000 Tennesseans and 7,000 Oregonians have gone to community college tuition free already. Students in New York and San Francisco are set to start on the same […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Study: What Students Prefer in Digital Learning
According to the “Speak Up 2016 Research Project for Digital Learning” report from Project Tomorrow, 56% of students report using technology to learn outside of school more often than at school. The report, which details student digital learning habits and preferences, also shows rising student demand for a wider variety of online course and subject […]
May 19, 2017
Academics
Vanderbilt’s Peabody College to Start Online Studies
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development is now accepting applications for Peabody Online, the first online graduate and doctoral degree offerings from top-ranked Peabody College. The university is offering a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in human development counseling with a specialization in school counseling, and […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan for $1
There are many unanswered questions about the unprecedented sale of Kaplan University, a for-profit institution with several online programs but falling enrollments, to Purdue University, one of the top public universities in the nation. To try to get some answers, EdSurge recently sat down with Donald Graham, chairman of Graham Holdings Company, the group that […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Navy: Tuition Aid Available
MAY 18, 2017, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) – For service members interested in pursuing or continuing their education while on active duty, Navy tuition assistance (TA) is designed to help. “Two of the questions we get asked most often are ‘How do I get started with my education?’ and ‘How do I pay for it?’,” said […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Minority-Serving Institutions Ask Congress to Bolster Pell Grant
The presidents and chancellors of 10 minority-serving institutions called on members of Congress to strengthen federal investment in the Pell Grant program, in a letter released on Wednesday afternoon. “The Federal Pell Grant program is the foundation of student aid for higher education, and it is a critical part of ensuring the American Dream is […]
May 19, 2017
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