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CPL for Incremental & Non-Credit Credentials

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So there’s different financial aid implications around what it will cover and what it won’t. But over on Title IV funding streams for Pell and other forms of student financial aid, I think there’s a growing recognition across the board Matthew Sterenberg (10:25.919) So. And this was in 2016.

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State Efforts to Advance Credentialing & Career Pathways

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Or even if you think about veterans with all of the skills that they’ve mastered in their military occupation, specialization, sometimes are difficult to translate into a civilian competency or description. So we’ve got to have more virtual service delivery. And also it helps to keep focused on the strategy.

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‘Gainful Employment’ Rule Examines Abuses by For-Profits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Barmak Nassirian Barmak Nassirian is vice president for higher education policy with Veterans Education Success, a research and advocacy organization with the goal of improving educational outcomes for veterans. He notes that veterans are largely non-traditional students: older, working and having family obligations.

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

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Department of Education, one of the federal governments smallest Cabinet-level agencies, operates programs across every level of education. About $4 billion went to the Office of Postsecondary Education , which, among other things, provides grants for colleges controlled by tribal governments and for other minority serving institutions.

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Wrestling with Public Education: Linda McMahon’s Nomination as Secretary of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It oversees key federal programs, such as Title I, which provides financial assistance to schools with high numbers of low-income students, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which supports students with special needs. It suggests a shift away from public service toward a model that values spectacle over substance.