Commentary: Needed: A Revolution in US Military Education
As US national security issues become more complicated, the nation can draw on a not-so-secret weapon: education
View ArticleFew insights for troops and veterans in the government's college finders
"I think we're still far away from having the kind of reliable information that people can base good decisions on," said Barmak Nassirian, director of federal policy for the American Association of...
View ArticleSecond lady calls for more research to help military children
Second lady Jill Biden called for more data and research about military children, during a summit of educators, advocates and others.
View ArticleIllinois college adds degree in brewing
An Illinois university has a new accredited degree in fermentation science to train future brewers, distillers and vintners.
View Article7 steps to success for military troops who want to attend college online
Study in your barracks in your spare time. Finish that degree before you’ve even demobbed. Go to class in your pajamas. Online education has its merits.
View ArticleCampus veterans centers are where student vets are hanging out
Thirty colleges and universities responded when Military Times asked for photos of veterans centers that had opened, or were remodeled, within the past two years.
View ArticleAmerican Military University unveils community space for veterans
New veterans center to house seminars and ultimately a business incubator
View ArticleFirst look: AMU opens brick-and-mortar veterans center
Military Times takes a tour of American Military University's new veterans center.
View ArticleComputer science demand forces colleges to ramp up
Colleges and universities are creating new programs and majors, hiring professors and constructing buildings to house it all.
View ArticleMilitary school denies Muslim's request to wear headscarf
The Citadel military school in South Carolina has denied a request by a newly admitted student to wear a traditional Muslim headscarf.
View ArticleClep-a-Thon saves troops combined $265K and 30-plus years of classroom time
Clep-a-Thon allowed service members to take as many CLEP, DSST tests as they wanted to take.
View ArticleA sales grad had 4 job offers — find out how this Afghanistan veteran did it
Back in the early days of the recession, simultaneously landing jobs waiting tables at Applebee’s and Joe’s Crab Shack — even for an experienced cryptologic technician with two enlistments — was lucky....
View ArticleThe Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 survey is open
Military Times just launched its latest survey for colleges and universities, Best for Vets: Colleges 2017.
View ArticleSenator calls for improved loan forgiveness for veterans
Sen. Angus King has introduced an amendment he says would help veterans more easily get student loan forgiveness.
View ArticleYale commencement includes first ROTC graduates since '70s
Defense Secretary Ash Carter handed out commissions to the university's first ROTC graduating class in more than 40 years.
View ArticleMuslim girl picks school after Citadel says no to her hijab
Sana Hamze had initially hoped to attend The Citadel in South Carolina, but the school would not change its uniform policy to accommodate her headscarf.
View ArticleThe Pentagon moves to set troops straight on its new military retirement plan
Officials aim to address "speculation, rumors" while providing the financial literacy training to military families.
View ArticleArmy ROTC celebrates a century of success
For 100 years, the United States Army has successfully combined the academic rigor of civilian education and the high standards of military training into a unified program -- the Army Reserve Officers’...
View ArticleStudent loan debt dashes graduates' startup plans
As millions of people graduate from colleges and universities this spring, student loan debt will put the kibosh on the hopes many of them have to become entrepreneurs.
View ArticleFor-profit college watchdog under federal scrutiny
Federal education officials are deciding whether to shut down the nation's biggest accreditor of for-profit colleges over allegations that it overlooked deception by some of its schools.
View ArticleSenator: Struggling colleges should warn students earlier
A U.S. senator says federal education officials should be forcing colleges that are struggling to stay afloat to notify students the schools are on the brink of closure as soon as they realize they are...
View ArticleVeteran and military spouse is defense schools' teacher of the year
A veteran and retired soldier's spouse who teaches eighth-grade English at Fort Benning, Georgia, is DoDEA's 2017 teacher of the year.
View ArticleBudget cuts blamed for elimination of Wyoming veterans tuition program
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The recent elimination of the Overseas Combat Veteran Tuition Program could limit access for many Wyoming veterans to no-cost higher education.
View ArticleAMU, Phoenix top new analysis of military's most popular TA, GI Bill colleges
eterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill leveled off in fiscal 2015, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, marking the first time the popular new benefit failed to increase its base by tens or...
View ArticleFor young enlisted troops, new opportunities to qualify for joint assignments
There are 8,800 joint enlisted jobs across the military, and these new courses can help NCOs land one.
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