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Methodology | Military Times Best: Colleges 2018
To create the 2018 rankings, we evaluated colleges’ survey responses based on what veterans have told us is important to them, as well as on our own editorial judgment. We also factored in data from the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments, as well as three Education Department sources: the IPEDS Data Center, College Scorecard data…
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DoD eyes a change to GI Bill transferability
The Pentagon is weighing a policy change that would limit certain service members from transferring their education benefits to dependents, a Defense Department official said in a written statement this week.
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What will the Trump era mean for for-profit schools?
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had been on the job four months when she made the announcement that she was delaying enforcement of a borrower defense rule that clarified how students left in the lurch by schools could seek loan forgiveness. She also announced delayed enforcement of gainful employment standards put in place by her predecessors.
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Ashford University’s GI Bill eligibility on the chopping block once more
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a notice to Ashford University, a top enroller of military students, that it has 60 days to comply with the law or lose its ability to receive VA funds. Such a result would prevent students from using their Post-9/11 GI Bill, as well as other VA education benefits,…
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Interested in agriculture? Check out this new site for vets
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced the launch of a new website just before Veterans Day, calling it a “one-stop navigator to information and resources.” The website serves as a consolidated landing page for the department’s existing resources, focusing specifically on veteran employment, education and entrepreneurship.
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Collaborative work spaces for vet entrepreneurs
WeWork, a company that operates more than 170 shared, collaborative work spaces around the world, is expanding a new program focused on helping veterans and military spouses start and grow their businesses.
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Veteran employment in October breaks another record
The number of unemployed veterans continued to tick downward in October, marking a record low unemployment rate for the second month in a row, according to federal data released Friday.
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Student vets group fights proposed easing of for-profit college rules for VA employees
The nation’s largest student veteran organization is fighting a federal proposal to make it easier for Department of Veterans Affairs employees to work for, financially benefit from, or enroll as students in for-profit colleges.
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Overall vet unemployment hits record low
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics mark the lowest veteran unemployment rate in the last decade.
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Majority-vet school closes amid VA investigation
A for-profit trade school in Texas that trained student veterans in heating and air conditioning careers has suspended classes and sent its students packing after losing its eligibility to receive GI Bill funds.
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Methodology | Military Times Best: Colleges 2018
To create the 2018 rankings, we evaluated colleges’ survey responses based on what veterans have told us is important to them, as well as on our own editorial judgment. We also factored in data from the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments, as well as three Education Department sources: the IPEDS Data Center, College Scorecard data…
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DoD eyes a change to GI Bill transferability
The Pentagon is weighing a policy change that would limit certain service members from transferring their education benefits to dependents, a Defense Department official said in a written statement this week.
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What will the Trump era mean for for-profit schools?
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had been on the job four months when she made the announcement that she was delaying enforcement of a borrower defense rule that clarified how students left in the lurch by schools could seek loan forgiveness. She also announced delayed enforcement of gainful employment standards put in place by her predecessors.
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Ashford University’s GI Bill eligibility on the chopping block once more
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a notice to Ashford University, a top enroller of military students, that it has 60 days to comply with the law or lose its ability to receive VA funds. Such a result would prevent students from using their Post-9/11 GI Bill, as well as other VA education benefits,…
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Interested in agriculture? Check out this new site for vets
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced the launch of a new website just before Veterans Day, calling it a “one-stop navigator to information and resources.” The website serves as a consolidated landing page for the department’s existing resources, focusing specifically on veteran employment, education and entrepreneurship.
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Collaborative work spaces for vet entrepreneurs
WeWork, a company that operates more than 170 shared, collaborative work spaces around the world, is expanding a new program focused on helping veterans and military spouses start and grow their businesses.
-
Veteran employment in October breaks another record
The number of unemployed veterans continued to tick downward in October, marking a record low unemployment rate for the second month in a row, according to federal data released Friday.
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Student vets group fights proposed easing of for-profit college rules for VA employees
The nation’s largest student veteran organization is fighting a federal proposal to make it easier for Department of Veterans Affairs employees to work for, financially benefit from, or enroll as students in for-profit colleges.
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Overall vet unemployment hits record low
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics mark the lowest veteran unemployment rate in the last decade.
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Majority-vet school closes amid VA investigation
A for-profit trade school in Texas that trained student veterans in heating and air conditioning careers has suspended classes and sent its students packing after losing its eligibility to receive GI Bill funds.
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Methodology | Military Times Best: Colleges 2018
To create the 2018 rankings, we evaluated colleges’ survey responses based on what veterans have told us is important to them, as well as on our own editorial judgment. We also factored in data from the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments, as well as three Education Department sources: the IPEDS Data Center, College Scorecard data…
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DoD eyes a change to GI Bill transferability
The Pentagon is weighing a policy change that would limit certain service members from transferring their education benefits to dependents, a Defense Department official said in a written statement this week.
-
What will the Trump era mean for for-profit schools?
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had been on the job four months when she made the announcement that she was delaying enforcement of a borrower defense rule that clarified how students left in the lurch by schools could seek loan forgiveness. She also announced delayed enforcement of gainful employment standards put in place by her predecessors.
-
Ashford University’s GI Bill eligibility on the chopping block once more
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a notice to Ashford University, a top enroller of military students, that it has 60 days to comply with the law or lose its ability to receive VA funds. Such a result would prevent students from using their Post-9/11 GI Bill, as well as other VA education benefits,…
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Interested in agriculture? Check out this new site for vets
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced the launch of a new website just before Veterans Day, calling it a “one-stop navigator to information and resources.” The website serves as a consolidated landing page for the department’s existing resources, focusing specifically on veteran employment, education and entrepreneurship.
-
Collaborative work spaces for vet entrepreneurs
WeWork, a company that operates more than 170 shared, collaborative work spaces around the world, is expanding a new program focused on helping veterans and military spouses start and grow their businesses.
-
Veteran employment in October breaks another record
The number of unemployed veterans continued to tick downward in October, marking a record low unemployment rate for the second month in a row, according to federal data released Friday.
-
Student vets group fights proposed easing of for-profit college rules for VA employees
The nation’s largest student veteran organization is fighting a federal proposal to make it easier for Department of Veterans Affairs employees to work for, financially benefit from, or enroll as students in for-profit colleges.
-
Overall vet unemployment hits record low
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics mark the lowest veteran unemployment rate in the last decade.
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Majority-vet school closes amid VA investigation
A for-profit trade school in Texas that trained student veterans in heating and air conditioning careers has suspended classes and sent its students packing after losing its eligibility to receive GI Bill funds.
