After attending the White House Initiative on Hispanic American Educational Excellence in Rio Hondo last week I learned about a great website full of up to date information, news and resources. I'm talking about the website: www.ed.gov! Yay, I just check it out and found it to be a gem of information goodness just like the Press Release I read about below about veterans education. So please check out www.ed.gov for all your education-related needs, I know I will :-) If you have other useful sites please feel free to let me know by emailing me at: crystal@crystalcchavez.org. Have a productive day!
PRESS RELEASES
Seven Colleges Share $1.75 Million to Increase College Enrollment, Completion for Veterans
FOR RELEASE:August 25, 2009
Contact: Gregg Wiggins,Jane Glickman or Stephanie Babyak(202) 401-1576 press@ed.gov
The U.S. Education Department has awarded seven colleges $250,000 each to operate Veterans Upward Bound programs that help veterans develop academic and other skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education. The primary goal of the program is to increase the rate of enrollment and completion of postsecondary education programs.
“Offering this assistance is our responsibility and our duty to the men and women who served in our nation's military,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “Helping them access college is good for the nation that they will continue to serve as productive and participating members of the civilian community.”
The programs will provide academic and personal counseling, mentoring and tutoring, and offer refresher courses for veterans who have not completed high school or who may be high school graduates but delayed the start of their postsecondary education to serve in our nation's military. Veterans Upward Bound programs will also assist veterans in obtaining support from sources such as the Veterans Administration, state agencies, veterans’ associations and other groups that aid veterans.
A list of grantees is provided below:
ARKANSAS:Henderson State University, Arkadelphia
ARIZONA:Yavapai County Community College, Prescott
GEORGIA:Georgia State University, Atlanta
IDAHO:Boise State University, Boise
MASSACHUSETTS:Suffolk University, Boston
MINNESOTA:Bemidji State University, Bemidji
OKLAHOMA:Redlands Community College, El Reno
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