http://www.airforcetimes.com en-us Copyright 2013, airforcetimes.com SaxoTech Online Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:58:30 -0400 15 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130812/CAREERS03/308120010 The Air Force Academy will get its first female superintendent when Maj. Gen. Michelle Johnson formally takes the academy's top job Monday. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 07:04:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130812/CAREERS03/308120010 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130808/EDU/308080034 For the college bound, gearing up means leaving behind the battlefield mentality and adopting a new set of civilian tools. Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:32:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130808/EDU/308080034 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130807/EDU/308070033 What do you know about financial aid? Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:18:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130807/EDU/308070033 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130806/NEWS05/308060034 Defense officials have canceled the five furlough days that would have forced the Department of Defense Education Activity schools to close for five days at the beginning of the school year, a defense official said. Tue, 06 Aug 2013 18:18:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130806/NEWS05/308060034 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130801/EDU03/308010033 A leading Senate Democrat is taking aim at the nation's top military tuition assistance school, saying its name could be tricking service members. Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130801/EDU03/308010033 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130731/EDU03/307310029 Students attending the for-profit institutions that take in the most Post-9/11 GI Bill money don't appear substantially less likely, or more likely, to succeed academically that those attending similar public or nonprofit private schools, a recent governm Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:40:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130731/EDU03/307310029 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130731/EDU/307310016 Two Illinois lawmakers want to amend financial protection law governing student loan repayments to eliminate what they say is a policy that discourages service members from consolidating or refinancing pre-service loans. Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130731/EDU/307310016 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130730/NEWS05/307300018 Expansion of a popular but underused veterans' skill training program is underway in Congress, but there is no agreement yet on how to improve the program. Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:39:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130730/NEWS05/307300018 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130726/EDU03/307260031 The U.S. Military Academy ranked No. 7 - ahead of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cornell University - in Forbes magazine's 2013 rankings of the best colleges. Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:14:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130726/EDU03/307260031 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130723/EDU03/307230022 The Air Force Academy says it understated the number of military personnel at the school in its annual report on spending. Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:34:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130723/EDU03/307230022 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130722/EDU02/307220023 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. Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:36:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130722/EDU02/307220023 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130717/EDU/307170030 The Air Force Academy says deep spending cuts haven't hurt academics or substantially affected faculty numbers. Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:54:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130717/EDU/307170030 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130716/EDU/307160020 Air Force Academy spending plunged by 21.1 percent in 2012 as the military scaled back across all branches. Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:21:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130716/EDU/307160020 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130712/EDU/307120029 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. Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:26:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130712/EDU/307120029 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130712/EDU/307120037 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. Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:31:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130712/EDU/307120037 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130712/EDU03/307120036 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 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:22:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130712/EDU03/307120036 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130712/EDU/307120035 Navy Lt. Thomas Saenz needed armed guards and an armored car to get to his final exams. Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:00:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130712/EDU/307120035 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130708/EDU03/307080040 In every branch of the military and across the Defense Department overall, American Public Education Inc. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:18:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130708/EDU03/307080040 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130702/NEWS/307020048 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. Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130702/NEWS/307020048 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130702/NEWS/307020016 In April 2011, psychology professor and sex crime prevention expert Chris Kilmartin took his message to military leaders in San Antonio. Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:13:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130702/NEWS/307020016 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130628/EDU/306280027 The Air Force last week said it will sponsor three captains to pursue a doctorate degree at a major university next year. Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:55:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130628/EDU/306280027 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130620/EDU03/306200005 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. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:24:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130620/EDU03/306200005 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130618/EDU03/306180019 A professor of psychology at the University of Mary Washington is helping the military overcome what some have called an epidemic of sexual assaults. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130618/EDU03/306180019 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130614/EDU03/306140034 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. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130614/EDU03/306140034 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130614/EDU03/306140033 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. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:06:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130614/EDU03/306140033 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130614/EDU03/306140032 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. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:54:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130614/EDU03/306140032 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130612/EDU02/306120020 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 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:25:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130612/EDU02/306120020 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130611/EDU02/306110013 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. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:28:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130611/EDU02/306110013 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130531/EDU/305310017 In Military History Club, University of Wyoming Lab School students watch war films, talk military history and make bracelets. Fri, 31 May 2013 11:19:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130531/EDU/305310017 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130524/NEWS/305240016 The director of the Defense Department schools that educate military children will retire Aug. 31. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130524/NEWS/305240016 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305220010 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:51:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305220010 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130522/EDU02/305220025 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. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:43:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130522/EDU02/305220025 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200007 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. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200007 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/EDU02/305200023 Two prominent veterans service organizations have announced a joint effort intended to help vets more quickly resolve problems with their education benefits. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:53:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/EDU02/305200023 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/EDU03/305200019 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. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:56:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/EDU03/305200019 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/EDU03/305200018 A proposed compact among the states unveiled in April would create a kind of common market for online education and make it easier for institutions to enroll students anywhere in the country. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:54:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/EDU03/305200018 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/EDU03/305200017 Troy University announced last month that it was the country's first 'Purple Heart University.' If you're not entirely sure what that means, you're not alone. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:54:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130520/EDU03/305200017 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150013 A push to prevent public colleges and universities from charging student veterans out-of-state tuition took a leap forward Tuesday when Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders joined the cause. Wed, 15 May 2013 11:58:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150013 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130513/NEWS/305130033 Student veterans who were overpaid on their GI Bill benefits would get more time to repay the money under a bill introduced Monday by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. Mon, 13 May 2013 16:44:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130513/NEWS/305130033 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130509/BFV01/305090041 After months or years of taking orders from guys with more stripes on their uniforms, how would you like to be your own boss on the civilian side? Fri, 10 May 2013 15:12:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130509/BFV01/305090041 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130425/NEWS/304250019 Everyone attending military transition assistance workshops would have to attend specific briefings about how to get the most out of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits under a bill passed Thursday by a House panel. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:02:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130425/NEWS/304250019 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130422/EDU03/304220015 More students than ever are flying through college on the Internet. For those seeking aviation degrees, though, the Federal Aviation Administration wants you to keep one foot on the ground - at least part of the time. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:30:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130422/EDU03/304220015 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130422/EDU03/304220019 Some 60-plus colleges in six states are taking a little-used but seemingly obvious step to boost graduation rates: scouring school databases to track down former students who unknowingly qualify for degrees. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:50:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130422/EDU03/304220019 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130422/EDU03/304220017 Trident University International, a major tuition assistance school that had run into trouble with its accrediting agency, is back in good standing with the Western Association of Schools & Colleges. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:50:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130422/EDU03/304220017 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130417/EDU02/304170008 Tuition assistance is back, but the Air Force's top enlisted airman said the estimated $90 million needed to provide the benefit could have been used to keep grounded planes flying. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130417/EDU02/304170008 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130415/EDU02/304150007 Spouses and children of service members made up almost one-fourth of Post-9/11 GI Bill users last year, and their numbers appear to be growing, according to data provided by the Veterans Affairs Department. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:52:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130415/EDU02/304150007 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130411/EDU02/304110017 Veteran service organizations and some lawmakers expressed support for a bill to push public colleges and universities to offer in-state tuition rates to all veterans, but university advocacy groups, as well as the Veterans Affairs Department, are not on board. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:15:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130411/EDU02/304110017 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130410/EDU02/304100030 The Air Force has restarted tuition assistance one month after shutting it down because of sequestration's across-the-board budget cuts. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:57:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130410/EDU02/304100030 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130406/EDU/304060006 Professional military education courses have not ground to a halt as predicted before massive defense spending cuts took effect last month, but Air Force officials say suspending PME is “still on the table.” Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:42:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130406/EDU/304060006 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130404/EDU02/304040018 The two senators who led the charge to save tuition assistance from budget cuts want to know what's taking the Defense Department so long to restart the benefits pipeline. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:18:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130404/EDU02/304040018 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130404/BENEFITS07/304040017 Defense officials have reduced the number of required furlough days for civilian employees, but military school officials are now faced with the possibility of having to squeeze the furloughs into an even shorter time frame. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:51:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130404/BENEFITS07/304040017 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130330/NEWS/303300006 New guidelines on technical school are giving little leeway for new recruits who fail in their initial skills training classes. Officials have also reduced the number of jobs airmen can reclassify into if they washout of technical school and put a time limit on getting reclassified. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:36:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130330/NEWS/303300006 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130330/EDU02/303300007 The Air Force plans to reinstate its tuition assistance program toward mid-April, said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130330/EDU02/303300007 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU02/303250028 Congress has rescued tuition assistance after thousands of troops complained when most of the services suspended the popular education benefit as a cost-cutting move. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:36:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU02/303250028 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU02/303250004 Tuition assistance may have been revived — at least for this fiscal year — but if the program comes into the budget-cutting crosshairs again, you may want to think twice before using your GI Bill benefits as a replacement, at least while you're still on active duty. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:18:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU02/303250004 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU/303250017 Families hunting for colleges now can find such financial information as cost, average student debt and loan default rates of individual institutions at a single federal website. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:21:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU/303250017 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU/303250019 Officer Candidate School will turn you into leadership material, but you'll have to work for it. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:18:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU/303250019 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU/303250021 Application rates to U.S. colleges and universities are soaring. Part of the reason? Panic. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:18:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU/303250021 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU/303250018 Colleges have done a lot to simplify the application process thanks to the Internet. In some cases, one application works for a number of schools. But you still should approach the applications carefully to be sure you've done everything a school has asked. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:18:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/EDU/303250018 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/NEWS01/303250024 Congress acted quickly last week to restore tuition assistance funding after the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force abruptly suspended the program. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:15:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130325/NEWS01/303250024