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Do More to Reduce Debt

Vanessa Brewer grew up with aspirations to become the first member of her family to earn a college degree. She excelled in high school but struggled early in her college career at the University of Texas at Austin to find her place. She began to question herself and the abilities that had enabled her to […]

Give Private Schools “Free Tuition” Too

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to provide free tuition for students at New York’s public colleges and universities should be expanded to include private institutions, Wells College President Jonathan Gibralter said Monday. Gibralter wrote an open letter to Cuomo that was published on Wells College’s Facebook page. He praised the governor’s push to establish a tuition-free […]

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A Warrior’s Mind

You can learn more by reading ‘Sharpening the Warrior’s Edge’ which is the first text which examines survival and combat performance from a scientific perspective. Author Bruce K. Siddle methodically brings together one hundred years of research which identifies the relationship between survival stress, the heart rate and combat performance. Read More

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For-Profit Education May Limit Options

I’m working with a client to help fill a management level position, and last week we interviewed an applicant with three degrees from a for-profit university. As college degrees become more important for both hiring and advancement, these for-profit educational institutions are growing in number and presence. For-profit schools are just that — businesses. Read […]

Congressman Helping Vets Harmed by ITT Tech Closing

Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) is working to restore GI Bill educational benefits to veterans harmed by school closures, like the recent closure of Indiana-based ITT Technical Institute. ITT Tech closed its doors in September of 2016, impacting 130 campuses nationwide and an estimated 40,000 students, including more than 7,000 veterans. While many students have been […]

Costly For-Profits

For-profit colleges are making a comeback — and that’s not a good thing. The Obama administration was tough on for-profit schools, but its progress toward transparency and stronger protections for students could be rolled back. Top officials of the new presidential administration have directly benefited from for-profit universities, reports The New York Times. President Trump […]

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Release VA Funds for Flight Training

U.S. military veterans have a desire to learn to fly, and the money they would spend doing so could be directly responsible for injecting $462 million into the U.S. general aviation training market. This much needed revenue boost depends on changing the policy that prevents veterans from using VA education benefits to earn their private […]

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Congress, Support Year-Round Pell Grants

During a meeting last week with presidents from historically black colleges and universities, House Speaker Paul Ryan suggested that he would be in favor of a return to year-round Pell Grants. It comes after President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made overtures to HBCU leaders, and earlier statements from DeVos suggesting support for Pell […]

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Profits for Predators

Since Donald Trump’s election, the stock value for private for-profit “colleges” has taken off. Strayer’s is up 35 percent, Grand Canyon almost 30 percent, and DeVry, which agreed to pay a hundred million dollars in debt relief and cash payments to settle a federal law suit for fraudulent advertising last December, more than 40 percent. […]

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Work Overseas, Study Online

It’s true that an education from one of America’s universities is highly valuable. Our universities are among the best in the world, with students from all over the globe seeking admittance. But it’s also true that America’s job market is tough. It’s highly competitive and wages are relatively low, meaning grads with student loan debt […]

Working to Ease Veterans’ Re-Entry

Ever since the horrific attack on our country on 9/11, we in the United States have been in a watchful state. We have also actively defended our interests abroad with counterattacks on those who would harm us. On the front lines have been the men and women of our armed forces, and they have carried […]

Outreach to Veterans’ Families

According to recent statistics, more than 23,000 veterans and military personnel live and reside on Cape Cod, 1,500 of whom served recently in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. They are a vital part of our community, with a variety of needs. We highly value their service to our country. But is there more we can do to […]

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