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Army May Cut Key Education Benefits As Service Struggles To Recruit And Retain Troops

The Army is revisiting two education benefits seen as key recruiting and retention tools and used by more than 100,000 soldiers annually as the service struggles to hang on to troops and resources, the service confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation on Monday. Two programs under review include the Credentialing Assistance (CA) program that […]

Education Department must be held accountable for FAFSA failures

The name Richard Cordray may not be the most recognizable name in the Biden administration, but in his capacity as chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid, he has overseen what is among the administration’s greatest failures. Under Cordray’s watch, the U.S. Department of Education launched a new edition of the Free Application for Federal […]

Arkansas expands eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts

(The Center Square) – More Arkansas students will be eligible for Education Freedom Accounts this upcoming school year, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday. The program will expand to children of veterans, military reserve members, first responders, law enforcement officers, and students who previously attended D-rated schools for the 2024-2025 school year, the governor said. […]

Trump-backed senate candidate Moreno vows to eliminate Department of Education

Bernie Moreno, a Hispanic businessman and Republican Senate candidate, joined “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy” to discuss his efforts to flip the blue seats in the Ohio Senate. . Gowdy asked Moreno to elaborate on “how a liberal senator represents Ohio,” referring to Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who has held the seat since […]

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes Legislature-backed education package

Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed the education funding package Thursday, defeating the state’s supermajority in the Legislature. Mr. Dunleavy followed through on earlier threats after the bill did not include sufficient provisions for teacher bonuses and adjustments to the charter school system. Independent House Minority Leader Calvin Schrage said lawmakers were “ready to override this […]