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Invisible Wounds

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) — I’m an ambassador for the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program. As an ambassador, I’m an advocate for the program and I work in my local area to plan events which bring our wounded together. It’s a concept of family helping family. We are all in this great big Air […]

Tips for Veterans Returning to College

Going to college for a higher degree is a brilliant idea. But before you pick your favorite college and prepare to travel for miles to start a two or four- year course, you need to do some preliminary homework. Do you know that some college courses are specifically designed for NJ veterans like you? Here […]

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Some Academic Advice for Trump

The Trump administration will face myriad challenges, both foreign and domestic. The Record asked the presidents of Montclair State University, William Paterson University, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Ramapo College to briefly discuss some areas of concern. Higher education – The campaign of one Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, raised the issue […]

Trump, Colleges and the Economy

Two indisputable facts suggest why the 2016 election potentially is enormously consequential for America’s future. First, the compounding of interest leads to enormous growth in values over time, and, related to that, even modest differences in the assumed interest rate magnify into large longer run impacts. Second, the U.S. economy from the late 17th to […]

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Betsy Devos Flunked Her First Test

If confirmed as secretary of education, would Betsy DeVos promise not to strip funding from public schools? “I look forward, if confirmed, to working with you to talk about how we address the needs of all parents and all students,” the Republican donor and activist told a Senate committee in response. What are her proposals […]

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Trump, Make Adult Education a Priority

Donald Trump was elected president with the votes of millions of disenfranchised and unemployed workers who feel that they are not sharing in the country’s economic prosperity. One method of bringing this group back into the mainstream of working America is as old as the American dream itself, and that is education. While the value […]

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Beware of Programs That Don’t Make the Grade

JEERS . . . to the more than 800 vocational programs nationwide that graduate students with excessive student-loan burdens based on the salaries they’re able to earn, according to U.S. Department of Education documents released Monday. The education department’s poor grades place these programs at risk of losing federal financial aid funding. The department reviewed […]

2016 in Higher Education

For-profit career colleges suffered major setbacks in 2006 as many students dropped out with huge debts and no degree. Students entering college in 2008 had a 55 percent rate of graduating college from public universities but only 27.8 percent among for-profit 4-year schools. For the more than 100,000 students enrolled in the main online campus […]

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Free College? Do the Math

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a big splash this week when he announced a fairly inexpensive plan to make college tuition-free for as many as 1 million New Yorkers. Unfortunately, the math doesn’t appear to add up. Cuomo’s plan would force the state to fully cover college tuition bills beginning this autumn for any […]

Selective Schools Could Do More for Veterans

In 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act into law, reforming the GI Bill so today’s veterans could graduate from a college of their choice tuition-debt free. To be eligible for the full benefit, veterans without a service-connected disability need 36 months of active duty service and an honorable discharge. […]

Book of 2017: Let’s Write a Good One

Happy New Year everyone! We wish you a terrific 2017 filled with happiness and good fortune. Brad Paisley once said, “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” Let’s ensure that our 2017 book is not left blank! Let’s write a good one! Our 2016 book was full of […]

Veterans Need Us to Fight for Them

The United States counts freedom and the defense of our freedom among our founding principles. Our military, and therefore our veterans, has borne the greatest burden in defending the freedoms we each enjoy. These men and women have been called, drafted or have volunteered to make major commitments in service to our country. They and […]

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