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States could save more than $92 million annually and expand education options by letting veterans direct their education benefits to their children using Military Education Savings Accounts, according to a new report from the Independent Women’s Forum.
In 1944, Congress passed what is today known as the Montgomery G.I. Bill. By putting a college education within the financial reach of veterans, the G.I. Bill is credited with growing the American middle class and ushering in one of the longest...
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney today endorsed tying federal education dollars directly to poor and disabled students to help them attend public, charter, or private schools or pay for online education and tutoring.
In a speech Wednesday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Romney said he would allow parents to direct the federal funds allocated for low-income students under Title I and for special-needs students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to any of these...
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Local businesses can and should influence education reform, concludes a new study of how 13 business partnerships have recently done so in communities throughout the United States.
Businesses can work with local school boards to make schools more accountable, effective, and focused on student needs, says “School Board Case Studies,” published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
“More of the most impactful [education] decisions are being made at the local level,” said former U.S. Education...
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