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Policy

Lawmaker: Close GI Bill ‘Loophole’ That Benefits For-Profit Colleges

On the 75th anniversary of the GI Bill, freshman U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Florida, is taking aim at for-profit colleges, introducing a bill Wednesday that would close a loophole she says props up substandard schools that view veterans as “cash cows.” Shalala’s proposed “Defending all Veterans in Education Act,” or DAVIE, would change what is known […]

Policy

As GI Bill Marks 75th Anniversary, Some Call for Expansion

In marking the 75th anniversary of the original GI Bill, a top Department of Veterans Affairs official on Wednesday pointed to a glaring difference between the post-World War II and post-9/11 versions — the small-business option. Paul Lawrence, head of the Veterans Benefit Administration, said, “One of the things I get asked about wherever I go is: ‘Why […]

Academics

Omnibus Education Bill Would Expand Military Style School

KINGWOOD — The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy, a military-like school about 45 minutes southeast of Morgantown, allows students to earn their high school diplomas within roughly five months. During that time, they live at the school almost exclusively. The regular public schools the students there hail from get to count them as graduates. The academy, located at […]

Veterans

GI Bill Transfer Ban For Older Troops Could Be Thrown Out

Senior service members would once again be able to share their GI Bill benefits with spouses and children under a provision included in a House panel’s budget bill draft. The measure was unanimously approved by the House Armed Services Committee during their debate of the annual defense authorization bill on Wednesday. Sponsor Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the […]

Veterans

The Army Launches Plan To Give College Credit For Training Soldiers Are Already Doing

If all goes according to plan, in the next few years, soldiers with pre-enlistment college credit or using Army tuition assistance funds to pursue degrees will be able to count their time in professional military education courses as credit hours toward higher education. The first step comes in June, with the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. Now, noncommissioned officers […]

Academics

US Naval War College Gets Its 1st Woman President, Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield

(CNN)A rear admiral who began her career as a helicopter pilot has been named the next president of the US Naval War College, the first woman to fill that role, the secretary of the Navy announced Friday. Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield serves as a commander of the Joint Region Marianas in Guam and previously served as a […]

Policy

Judge Allows Racist FB Page as Evidence in Fatal Stabbing of US Soldier

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Prosecutors can present evidence that a White man charged with fatally stabbing a Black student on the University of Maryland’s campus had racist memes on his cellphone and “liked” a racist Facebook page, a judge ruled Wednesday. Sean Urbanski’s attorneys argue it will deprive their client of a fair trial if […]

Policy

Legal Experts Say Trump’s Latest Freewheeling Interview Could Undermine His Transgender Military Ban Case

President Donald Trump’s unscripted musings about the transgender military ban in an interview with Piers Morgan earlier this week could complicate his administration’s efforts to argue in support of the policy in federal court. Legal experts told Newsweek that plaintiffs in several of the cases challenging the ban will take note of Trump’s commentary, but cautioned that […]

Academics

Georgia Military College Campus In Albany Celebrates First Graduates

ALBANY — In September 2017, Albany Technical College and Georgia Military College announced a collaboration to expand educational opportunities for students in southwest Georgia, opening GMC’s new extension center. Now, almost three years later, GMC-Albany celebrated its first graduates, Grady Wilson and Bethany High, over the weekend. GMC-Albany joined GMC-Valdosta on Friday for graduation at the […]

Veterans

Army Selects First Female General to Command Infantry Division

The U.S. Army National Guard has selected the first female officer to command an infantry division, marking another milestone for women serving in combat units. Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager will assume command of the California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division during a June 29 ceremony at the Joint Forces Training Base at Los Alamitos, California, according to […]

Veterans

Portage Veteran Awarded Honorary Diploma After Dropping Out For Military Service

PORTAGE, MI — On Robert El Henicky’s 17th birthday on Dec. 1, 1960, he decided to drop out of high school and start a new adventure in military service. El Henicky, 75, received permission from his parents to drop out and join the Air Force before turning 18. The original plan was to go to […]

Academics

Here’s How The New SAT Tool Could Affect Military Students

The organization that administers the SAT test will explore ways to address the mobility of military children in the college application process, officials told Military Times. The statement comes in the midst of news coverage of what is being called an “adversity score,”a new tool measuring socioeconomic aspects of a student’s current school and current […]

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