Dr Flavius Akerele III's The E Team Education blog

The latest article I just read in the Chronicle seems to suggest that all For Profit Colleges (article does not name names) have non-transferable credits and rip off Veterans. An unknown fact (or maybe it is known but not mentioned) is that many non-profits operate on the same model as the For Profit schools so why aren’t they mentioned? In addition, obviously the state schools have not been prepared to help with huge rapidly growing demand for higher education. Have you tried finding a community college class that you really need or transfer to a state institution lately? While there have been some definite bad apples in the higher education market, I have to disagree with this premise that all For Profits are bad. I personally have benefited from For Profit education with no regrets, I learned quickly that some state institutions were not prepared to treat me as an adult and were not convenient for the working adult.   I think that higher education in general is missing a...

I just read this article from the chronicle: http://chronicle.com/article/Higher-Education-Groups-Weigh/135946/ Higher-Education Groups Weigh In in Supreme Court Fight Over Defining a 'Supervisor' The point I often see missing from issues like this is that educational institutions need better systems in place to stop the rumor mills, hurtful gossip, and professional bullying. Where does HR fall into this other than promoting fear of losing one's job? What kind of training do you think might be useful and practical for this? Dr Flavius Akerele

  By Dr Flavius A B Akerele III   The Post-9/11 GI Bill expanded educational opportunities to military veterans and their families. Through 2010, $5.7 billion was spent to provide funding for the continued education of military service members and veterans; the estimated expenditure on the GI Bill for the 2011 fiscal year was $8 billion (United States Government Accountability Office, 2011). Recognizing that with increased tax funding there also must be accountability, research has been conducted on the implementation of the benefit program, the usage rates of participants within the program, and more recently, the program’s vulnerability to fraud and misuse. However, an area of interest that has gone largely unstudied is the question of whether military experience has any affect on academic outcomes. With more military members having greater access to academic opportunities, now is an ideal time to study academic achievement rates between veteran and nonveteran s...