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Training Proposed to Better Serve Veteran Students

BOSTON — There are more than 3,600 veterans attending public higher education institutions in Massachusetts, and a state lawmaker from Westford is pitching a bill he says will help those students and active-duty military members transition to life on campus. Rep. James Arciero’s bill would task the University of Massachusetts Medical School with implementing a […]

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Montgomery and Dependent GI Bill Payments Are About to Increase

If you are one of the few remaining veterans who isn’t using the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you’ll be seeing an increase in your monthly payments beginning October 1. The fiscal year 2020 monthly GI Bill payment rates will rise an average of 2.8% over last year’s rates. The annual cost-of-living allowance is being rolled out […]

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Proposed Amendment Scrutinizes For-Profit Schools Targeting Veterans

Florida Democrat Rep. Dr. Donna Shalala proposed an amendment to the annual defense spending bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would audit for-profit colleges that enroll veterans while failing to meet Department of Education financial responsibility standards. It would require the secretary of defense to review how much Department of Defense Tuition Assistance a for-profit receives and to publish the results online.

School Construction Among Projects Being Cut to Pay for Trump’s Border Wall

Washington — To build parts of President Trump’s long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, the administration is planning on diverting billions of dollars in military funds originally allocated to build, maintain and renovate shooting ranges, roads, missile launch pads, hangars and even schools for children at military bases and facilities in the U.S. and abroad. […]

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Veterans are Among the ‘Hard-to-Count’ Groups in Each Census and the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber is Trying to Change That

The Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce is organizing an effort to count veterans and military members and their families in the 2020 census. Veterans are among the “hard-to-count” groups for the once-a-decade U.S. Census. It’s important to count veterans so programs ranging from VA home loans and G.I. Bill educational benefits to job training and […]

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Program Helps Prepare and Educate Veterans for Self-Employment

As a way to provide veterans, active military members and their spouses with resources, support and workforce training, Hillsborough Community College (HCC) has established an entrepreneurship program. In partnership with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Hillsborough Community College launched the program Startup Training Resources to Inspire Veteran Entrepreneurship (STRIVE). HCC is […]

National Program Introduces College to Service Members

To help military service members prepare for the transition into college, Cornell University recently hosted a weeklong academic boot camp as part of a nationwide initiative. The program, Warrior-Scholars Project (WSP), offers free college preparatory classes to current and retired enlisted service members. It gives military members the opportunity to gain some college experience, skills […]

National Program Introduces College to Service Members

To help military service members prepare for the transition into college, Cornell University recently hosted a weeklong academic boot camp as part of a nationwide initiative. The program, Warrior-Scholars Project, offers free college preparatory classes to current and retired enlisted service members and gives them an opportunity to gain college experience, skills and mentorships before enrolling in a higher education institution.

Program Helps Prepare and Educate Veterans for Self-Employment

As a way to provide veterans, active military members and their spouses with resources, support and workforce training, Hillsborough Community College (HCC) has established an entrepreneurship program in partnership with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families.

GMC Corps of Cadets Helping Mold Students for the Future

Going on 140 years now, Milledgeville has served as a temporary home for a special segment of college students. While Georgia Military College students are not mandated to participate in the school’s military aspect, grooming cadets is a big part of the institution’s mission. GMC’s Corps of Cadets was established the same time as the […]

Hiring Our Heroes Announces Military Spouse Fellowship Program in San Antonio

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chamber Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes is tackling military spouse unemployment one innovative initiative at a time. This week, it announced it has launched a Military Spouse Fellowship Program (MSFP) in San Antonio, in collaboration with Booz Allen Hamilton, a management and consulting firm. The fellowship program will place 25 military […]

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Military Veterans Try and Overcome PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injuries Through Music

LOS ANGELES- DFD Music recently announced the release of “Hits the Collection,” Shane Foster & Christopher Davis bring together an extraordinary group of musicians to join them, something that has never been done by military veterans and industry producers. Notable collaborators and featured musicians delivering instrumental & vocal performances include Yo Gotti, Young Dolph, Boosie […]

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