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Veterans

VA provides food box program for 100 veterans with diabetes

Veterans with diabetes are getting some much-needed help from the VA in Temple. The Temple VA partnered with the Central Texas Food Bank to provide food boxes and dietary education for veterans with diabetes on Wednesday. Read More

Veterans

Clearinghouse evaluates veterans’ use of transition programs

There are more than 20 million military veterans in the United States, and that number is projected to grow rapidly over the next several years. Some veterans take advantage of the many public and private programs and services created to help them reintegrate into civilian life. Yet, little is known about which programs and services […]

Veterans

The Navy’s first all-female flyover will honor a woman who helped make it possible

The first woman to fly a tactical fighter jet in the US Navy opened the door for more than just women in combat. She also helped them with the transition to civilian life. Now, at her funeral, retired Navy Captain Rosemary Mariner will receive the first-ever all-female flyover. Read More

Veterans

UA, AARP partner to study needs of Alabama’s older military vets

The University of Alabama Office for Military Families and Veterans and AARP Alabama are partnering to conduct a survey to assess the needs of older veterans in the state. The study aims to pinpoint the needs of the vets in order to connect them to resources and services. According to David L. Albright, the Hill […]

Academics

How the military is hoping to help Alabama’s teacher shortage

Superintendent James Carter is near his wits’ end trying to find qualified teachers to educate his schools in Alabama’s rural Greene County. So much so that he is planning to ask for the school board’s support in providing new teachers with $2,000 sign-on bonuses. In a district funded locally by just over the state minimum, at […]

Veterans

Savage named veterans service commissioner

The Fayette County Veterans Service Commission recently swore in a new commissioner to serve the community’s military men and women. Jerry Savage was sworn in by Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Judge Steven Beathard to serve as the Fayette County Veterans Service Commissioner. Read More

Funding

Knoxville Navy veteran’s Pell Grant held up after Virginia College’s closure

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – A Navy veteran is wondering whatever happened to her Pell Grant. She had been enrolled in Virginia College last fall, but then it closed. According to records, the now-closed college received the grant in October 2018. Read More

Policy

Lawmaker vows to protect student loan forgiveness program for troops, others

A controversial Republican proposal from last Congress to eliminate a student loan forgiveness program for public servants, including military service members, may be off the table. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill this week, the new chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said the program isn’t going anywhere — “not […]

Academics

University of New Orleans to Soon Offer Professional Pilot Bachelor’s Degree Program

The Louisiana Board of Regents have recently approved a new professional pilot bachelor of science degree program at the University of New Orleans (UNO). Upon approval by its accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, UNO will begin to accept applications for the program. The professional pilot program will reside within […]

Veterans

Proposed Tennessee Bill Would Give Veterans With 20 Years of Service a Special Bachelor’s Degree

A new Tennessee bill filed by Rep. Jason Hodges, D-Clarksville, would permit veterans who served 20 or more years in the military to receive a special bachelor’s degree. The bill amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and if approved, the bill, House Bill 126, would require the Tennessee Higher Education Commission establish a unique bachelor’s […]

Funding

Collision Organizations Continue Partnership for 3M Hire Our Heroes Scholarship Program

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) and the 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division have announced they will continue to offer the popular 3M Hire Our Heroes scholarship and tool grant awards program in 2019 to assist military servicemembers and their families pursue careers in the collision repair industry. The two organizations have partnered to offer this […]

Academics

Department of Defense Changes GI Bill Transfer Policy

The U.S. Department of Defense has altered policy rules on who can transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to dependents, reverting back to a rule that allowed transfers for some who are prohibited from serving an additional four years. Service members who have completed a minimum of 10 years in the military and are prohibited from […]

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