Education & Transition

The Veteran Employment Transition Roadmap collects resources and industry knowledge to help service members and their families begin civilian life.

Sen. Dick Durbin called on the Pentagon to immediately bar the University of Phoenix from further access to service members until the tactics it uses to recruit troops and veterans are investigated.

Unemployment for post-9/11 veterans in June held steady at the near-record low recorded the previous month, 5.4 percent, government data show.

Four federal agencies and five utility trade associations have launched an initiative aimed at increasing job opportunities in the utility industry for troops in transition, veterans and military spouses.

When Penn College revved up its vintage vehicle restoration major in 2012, it became one of just a handful of degree programs around the country teaching young people how to help refurbish and maintain classic cars.

The performance of civilian schools near military bases may factor in to BRAC decisions.

Despite popular perception, a vast number of such jobs exist outside the D.C. area, according to recent data from the job site MilitaryHire.com.

The Education Department appointed a special monitor Thursday to help develop a debt relief program for students who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges — a debt forgiveness plan that could cost billions of dollars.

If local schools are not up to standards, their community may lose out in base closure decisions, report says.