Tag: GI Bill

[2012] The Demise of Higher Education in the United States

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The United States has experienced two major growth spurts in higher education. In 1862, the Morrill Act changed the face of higher education will by granting each state 30,000 acres of public land for each senator and representative. Sale of the land was intended to create an endowment fund for the support of colleges in each of the states. Prior to the creation of the land-grant colleges, higher education was predominantly intended for wealthy students and those intending to serve as clergy. The land-grant colleges expanded higher education to different regions and a different class of students. This expansion, however, was still incomplete.

The Demise of Higher Education in the United States

Previously:

The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous “Educated Proletariat”

The Powell Memo Revisited

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Pentagon working to restore benefits to veterans targeted for being LGBTQ+

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The Pentagon began a new effort to contact former service members who may have been forced out of the military and deprived of years of benefits due to policies targeting their sexual orientation, starting with those who served under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Pentagon working to restore benefits to veterans targeted for being LGBTQ+

Army Swiftly Backpedals on Policy Dropping High School Diploma Requirement

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After only a week, the Army has swiftly reversed a new policy that would have allowed potential recruits to enlist into the force without a high school diploma or GED, according to an internal memo reviewed by Military.com and confirmed by a spokesperson.

Army Swiftly Backpedals on Policy Dropping High School Diploma Requirement

Previously:

Pentagon Struggles to Recruit Young Americans, Army Waives High School Graduation Requirement & Requirement for Women to Register for the Draft Back on the Table