October 8, 2012 If you have recently decided that you would like to further your education and you want to do so from home, you can enroll in online courses and begin earning a degree or a certificate of your choice through online education. Getting an education online is no longer uncommon and is possible regardless of whether you are in high school and prefer distance … [Read more...]
Grants Expand Military Children’s Educational Opportunities
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 3, 2012 – The DoD Education Activity director urged recipients of the 2012 educational grant program today to push the envelope in developing programs that ultimately will benefit all military schoolchildren. Marilee Fitzgerald opened the 2012 DODEA grant kickoff meeting here by recognizing the challenges … [Read more...]
Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program Rates
SURVIVORS’ & DEPENDENTS’ - (DEA/CHAPTER 35) INCREASED EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2014 Educational Assistance Allowance for trainees under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 35 of title 38, U.S.C.). The following basic monthly rates are effective October 1, 2014. Institutional Training Training Time Monthly … [Read more...]
REAP Rates
RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCREASED EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2012 Educational Assistance Allowance for trainees under the Reserve Educational Assistance Program (Ch. 1607 of Title 10, U.S.C.). The following basic monthly rates are effective October 1, 2012. For trainees on active duty, payment is limited to reimbursement of tuition and fees … [Read more...]
Hiring Our Heroes: American Business Steps Up
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, despite the name, is not in fact a government agency but the wealthiest lobbying entity in the nation, representing the interests of business before Congress. Currently, the chamber is undertaking an initiative to spur the hiring of veterans, sponsoring an ambitious nationwide series of job fairs called Hire Our Heroes. Launched in March 2011, … [Read more...]