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  1. Bill would let schools directly access VA records of vets' benefit entitlements

    Educational institutions would have direct access to Veterans Affairs Department records of a student's education benefits entitlements under a new House bill designed to help student veterans get better financial counseling.

    • Jul. 22, 2013
    • EDUCATION /

    AF Academy: Spending cuts haven't hurt academics

    The Air Force Academy says deep spending cuts haven't hurt academics or substantially affected faculty numbers.

    • Jul. 17, 2013
    • EDUCATION /

    Air Force Academy spending off $177M in fiscal '12

    Air Force Academy spending plunged by 21.1 percent in 2012 as the military scaled back across all branches.

    • Jul. 16, 2013
    • EDUCATION /

    10,000 financial managers to receive new training

    A new certification program for Defense Department financial managers will provide standardized training for nearly 10,000 officer, enlisted and civilian financial managers in the Air Force, the service said Thursday.

    • Jul. 12, 2013
    • EDUCATION /

    Laptop prices are plummeting

    So, it's time for a new laptop. Whether you're looking for a back-to-school machine or a new notebook for your next deployment, you couldn't pick a better time to be on the hunt.

    • Jul. 12, 2013
  2. SVA working to better track vets' success rates in school

    A new effort to better track how student veterans fare in college — which holds the promise of identifying the practices and schools that best get vets to graduation day — is underway and should start producing information before 2014, the head of Student

    • Jul. 12, 2013
    • EDUCATION /
    Saenz was getting his master's degree while fighting in Afghanistan. AP

    War-zone master's degree

    Navy Lt. Thomas Saenz needed armed guards and an armored car to get to his final exams.

    • Jul. 12, 2013
  3. American Military University is top TA school in every branch of the military

    In every branch of the military and across the Defense Department overall, American Public Education Inc.

    • Jul. 8, 2013
  4. Marine Corps honors DoDEA director

    The director of the Defense Department's school system for military children will be honored at the Marine Corps Sunset Parade at 7 p.m. tonight at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington.

    • Jul. 2, 2013
  5. Psychology professor and sex crime prevention expert Chris Kilmartin. Contributed

    Expert: Start at the top to prevent sex crimes

    In April 2011, psychology professor and sex crime prevention expert Chris Kilmartin took his message to military leaders in San Antonio.

    • Jul. 2, 2013
    • EDUCATION /

    Air Force seeks captains for PhD program

    The Air Force last week said it will sponsor three captains to pursue a doctorate degree at a major university next year.

    • Jun. 28, 2013
  6. AF Academy search turns up potential substance abuse

    The Air Force Academy says a periodic inspection has turned up possible alcohol and substance abuse by a small number of cadets, which could potentially lead to the cadets being kicked out.

    • Jun. 20, 2013
  7. Professor to teach gender studies courses at USAFA

    A professor of psychology at the University of Mary Washington is helping the military overcome what some have called an epidemic of sexual assaults.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  8. New complaint reporting system for schools on the way

    The federal government is testing, and plans to soon implement, a broad new complaint reporting system designed to root out the 'bad apples' among education institutions that serve troops and veterans, a Defense Department official told Congress.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  9. Schools scramble to support vets — is it working?

    Anthony Arnold left college his freshman year to enlist in the Navy. When he returned to finish his undergraduate degree five years later, he wasn't like everyone else. He was older. He was trained in military intelligence.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  10. Free media training program for vets starting in Connecticut

    The Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network plans to launch a free digitial media training program for veterans at its Hartford headquarters in the fall, and officials hope that the effort serves as a model that can be expanded nationwide, officials said.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  11. Bills to lower vets' tuition face opposition from schools

    Bipartisan legislation that would force public colleges and universities to charge only in-state tuition rates to troops and veterans — if they want to keep receiving GI Bill payments — is facing strong opposition from schools that could see revenues drop

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  12. Learn more about repaying student loans

    A new, free brochure from the Education Department and Student Loan Servicers is available to service members who want to know more about their education benefits, as well as veterans concerned about repayment.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
    • EDUCATION /
    In this undated photo, eighth-grader Carlton Wilcox reminds seventh-grader Zach Hodson how to braid a paracord survival bracelet during the Military History Club at the University of Wyoming Lab School in Laramie, Wyo. Students sold the bracelets to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. Jeremy Martin / Laramie Daily Boomerang via AP

    Students make paracord bracelets to support Wounded Warriors

    In Military History Club, University of Wyoming Lab School students watch war films, talk military history and make bracelets.

    • May. 31, 2013
  13. DoD school director to retire in August

    The director of the Defense Department schools that educate military children will retire Aug. 31.

    • May. 24, 2013
  14. Retired Staff Sgt. Jason Ellis Courtesy Jason Ellis

    First wounded warrior to graduate CCAF

    It may have taken Staff Sgt. Jason Ellis about nine years to receive his degree from the Community College of the Air Force, but he had good reason. Ten years ago, combat injuries severely wounded Ellis while he was on deployment in Iraq.

    • May. 22, 2013
  15. GAO: VA should warn vets that GI Bill benefits may be delayed

    Student veterans applying to use GI Bill benefits would be better served by the Veterans Affairs Department if they were warned of how long it might take to receive those benefits, according to a new congressional report.

    • May. 22, 2013
  16. Airmen form a flight during reveille at Air Force Senior NCO Academy. To save money, a senior master sergeant suggests eliminating in-residence professional military education. Air Force

    Airman: Save money by cutting in-residence PME

    When Air Force leaders put out an all-call to airmen for ideas on how to save money, one senior master sergeant had an idea.

    • May. 20, 2013
  17. Groups let vets email for education benefits help

    Two prominent veterans service organizations have announced a joint effort intended to help vets more quickly resolve problems with their education benefits.

    • May. 20, 2013
  18. Top community colleges honored

    Walla Walla Community College in Washington state and Santa Barbara City College in California were awarded the prestigious Aspen Prize for 2013 for success in attracting, retaining and graduating students into jobs and four-year universities.

    • May. 20, 2013

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