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Academics

‘Social Mobility’ Factor Added to College Ranking Process

US News and World Report has made a change to its annual rankings of America’s colleges and universities. The 2019 college ranking will include two measures of “social mobility” based on graduation rates for the recipients of Pell Grants. Pell Grants are funded by the Department of Education and are intended to make college more […]

Policy

New Maine Law Eases Vets Path to Become LPNs

In a rare example of bipartisanship, a Democratic lawmaker teamed up with Gov. Paul LePage to pass a bill that allows returning military veterans with nursing experience to bypass state education requirements and immediately take the state exam to become licensed practical nurses. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, a former Marine, said he’s been working to […]

Policy

Regulators Review Purdue Global Deal

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – When the Higher Learning Commission in March gave it’s OK, the final piece needed in Purdue University’s acquisition of Kaplan University, the regulatory agency promised it would be back in six months to check in on how well the university was dealing with a handful of conditions placed on the new […]

Policy

New Hearing Ordered for Military Spouse Barred from Practice

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday overruled the Board of Examiners’ denial of a military spouse’s request to practice law without having to pass the state bar exam. “Harriet O’Neal took on this challenge because she knew it was about more than one person,”said Linda Klein of Baker Donelson. “She knew that it was about standing […]

African-American

ROTC Programs Bring Access to Education and Careers for HBCU Students

The revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at LeMoyne-Owen College in Tennessee makes the Memphis-based school one of several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the country that offers students an education and military training to become a commissioned officer in the United States armed forces.

Other News

Rethinking Military Education

The 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy charges that military education “has stagnated, focused more on the accomplishment of mandatory credit at the expense of lethality and ingenuity.” This claim has put the military classroom in the spotlight. Jennifer Mittelstadt, Paula Thornhill, David Morgan-Owen, Tammy Schultz, and Richard Andres each offer new, insightful critiques and competing […]

Academics

Training Program Helps Military Spouses, Veterans

Norvinnia McLaurine left the U.S. Army after 21 years of service in April. Since then, he’s struggled to find work. McLaurine, who was a warrant officer, said he found it difficult to translate his military skills to the civilian workforce. He’s also raising his 19-year-old son who has autism, so he needs a flexible work […]

Veterans

V.A. Voc Rehab to Increase Counselors by 20%

The Department of Veterans Affairs finally increased the headcount of its little known VA Vocational Rehabilitation program by hiring 20 percent more counselors. “The VR&E program is much more than a benefits program,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “It’s a vital support network, where VA’s expert counselors work closely with Veterans on their personalized vocational […]

Other News

U.S. News Rankings: Best Value, Top Choices for Low-Income Students

Where can you get the most value for your college dollar? According to U.S. News & World Report, among national universities, that would be at Princeton. The names at the top of the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings are the ones you expect to see, but for students and parents who have the ballooning […]

Other News

Purdue Global Eliminates Confidentiality Agreement

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s nonprofit online program will no longer require faculty to sign confidentiality agreements following criticism from a national group of professors. Purdue Global Chancellor Betty Vandenbosch told nearly 2,000 faculty members Wednesday that officials are eliminating the “confidentiality and restriction agreement” professors previously had to sign before teaching, the Journal […]

Funding

Trump Spares The Rod, Makes For-Profit Colleges Great Again

For-profit colleges took a battering during the Obama years. Concerns about tuition rates, rising student loan debt and employment success after graduation drove regulations that forced the closure of hundreds of programs hosting hundreds of thousands of students. But a lighter touch from the Department of Education under President Donald Trump has reversed prospects for […]

Policy

Victims of For-Profit Fraud Are Getting Only Partial Relief

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is granting only partial loan forgiveness to the vast majority of students approved for help because of fraud by for-profit colleges, according to preliminary Education Department data obtained by The Associated Press. The figures demonstrate the impact of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new policy of tiered relief, in which […]

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