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Senators Offer Bill to Help Translate Military Training to College Credit

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to provide more veterans an opportunity to translate their military training into college credit, which is important to helping increase veteran graduation rates. The Military Learning for Credit Act allows all veterans to use veterans education assistance funds to cover portfolio assessments […]

August 7, 2018

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Minnesota Officials Help Veterans Find Purposeful Jobs

They dashed across geometric-pattern carpet from booth to booth, in dress shoes and worn sneakers. Handshakes turned to polite conversations peppered with questions about company structure and advancement opportunities. While the gathering resembled a typical job fair, this one had a twist. “I’m looking for something permanent,” said Rhit Paul, a 48-year-old Marine Corps veteran […]

August 7, 2018

DeVos Wants to Rewrite Rules on Higher Ed, Accreditation

The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education, including one concept that has been in place for 125 years. The goal? Unleash innovation to better serve students. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has called for a “major shift” in how we provide higher education: “We have […]

August 7, 2018

How Well Does Army Train Strategic Leaders?

Remember how we graded the Army’s Command and General Staff College some weeks ago? Well, along now comes the Army War College’s “War Room” to grade the Army on the question of “How good is the U.S. Army at developing strategic leaders?” C- responded Col. Edward Ballanco: “the Army has produced a generation of specialized […]

August 7, 2018

New V.A. Secretary Puts ‘Forever GI Bill’ into Effect

The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun implementing new provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017, better known as the “Forever GI Bill.” In one of his first actions since taking the oath of office Monday, new VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said the provisions to expand GI Bill coverage were put […]

August 7, 2018

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Spouse’s Challenge

FORT LEE, Va. — My mother hates it when I tell people how much I spend on things. For example, a friend might say, “That’s a great outfit, Lisa,” and I respond, “Well get this – I bought the shirt on clearance at TJ Maxx for $11.99, and I found these pants along with an […]

August 3, 2018

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Picture of Health: Seeking Military Women, Veterans

A state health education program is seeking women on active military duty and female veterans to share their health-related stories and images from active duty to further the studies of health care professionals and advance care for veteran women of the region and state. The stories and images will be compiled into posters to be […]

August 3, 2018

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V.A. and PsychArmor Offer Online Suicide Prevention Training

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in collaboration with PsychArmor Institute, a national nonprofit that provides online education and support to Americans who work with, live with or care for military service members, veterans and their families, recently launched an online suicide-prevention training video, titled – one who interacts with veterans to demonstrate care, […]

August 3, 2018

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Spinoff Tackles /$1B Online Education Market

WATERLOO — There is a new player in the growing market for online education, and it has hundreds of customers around the world just months after it launched. DigitalEd was recently spun out of Maplesoft, a company founded in 1988 by two University of Waterloo math professors. At the core of Maplesoft’s software is a […]

August 3, 2018

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Udacity Looks to Future

Udacity helped start the whole MOOC craze several years ago, offering online courses that drew tens of thousands of students and sparking a conversation about whether these new online programs could replace college as we know it. These days, the company has a billion-dollar valuation, but its scope is more focused on offering courses designed […]

August 3, 2018

What You Should Know about Optional Transition Assistance

The mandatory portion of the military’s Transition Assistance Program includes pre-separation counseling, the main three parts in the TAP curriculum, and the Capstone at the end. In addition to the required aspects, there is a non-mandatory part of TAP which mainly consists of optional “tracks” that service members can take as an extended part of […]

August 3, 2018

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Benefits of Service: Acquiring Credits

JULY 24, 2018, Shaw Air Force Base, SC – Airmen attempting to acquire credits can receive them through the support of tuition assistance, college credits gained from military training and military scholarships. “Education benefits are huge,” said Senior Airman Christopher Corbin, 50th Attack Squadron intelligence analyst. “I did college before the Air Force on my […]

August 3, 2018

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Spouse Jobs Help Coming in Defense Bill

When lawmakers this month struck a deal over the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), they all but gave the final OK to a series of proposals for military families that we’ve been talking about for a few months. Once the bill gets the president’s signature, the whole thing will be signed, sealed and delivered […]

August 3, 2018

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Cheating Online?

More university students are choosing to study online rather than face-to-face, prompting concerns about academic integrity. If you’re tempted to cheat in face-to-face courses, even during exams, how much easier would it be to pass off work that isn’t your own when you’re online? But research by us and others shows how university courses are […]

August 2, 2018

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ROTC Cadets Found After Getting Lost in Hawaiian Jungle

HONOLULU — Two visiting Army ROTC cadets were rescued after spending the night lost in a jungle warfare course in Wahiawa. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the Army’s 25th Infantry Division spokesman, Lt. Col. Curt Kellogg, says the two college students became lost while participating Saturday in land navigation training in Schofield Barracks East Range. The […]

August 2, 2018

Programs Help Educate Some Dependents

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition or dependents of veterans who died while on active duty or as a result of a service-related condition. Surviving spouses and children […]

August 2, 2018

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Army and MIT Team Up for Innovative Technology

ADELPHI, MD. — New 3-D printed robotic structures can squeeze in tight spaces like a crack in the wall of a cave, jump over trip wire or crawl under a vehicle — all complex Army-relevant functions impossible for humans to perform safely. Investigators at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, located at MIT, have developed […]

August 2, 2018

Study: Companies Don’t Know Veterans

More than half of veterans struggle to find work in their desired fields after leaving the military because civilian employers want experienced and educated candidates ― and often don’t realize veterans qualify, a new survey finds. Only 17 percent of employers say veterans are viewed as strategic assets in the workplace, according to the survey, […]

August 2, 2018

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