Veterans face rising college costs outpace GI Bill benefits
Marc Edgerly and his father Carl, veterans who served in wartime, see the GI Bill fall short of college costs at George Mason University. With monthly benefits near 1,075 and potential loans totaling about 50,000, four years of school may not cover tuition, room, and books as tuition and living expenses rise.
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Posny Named Kansas Education Commissioner Amid Board Shifts
Board selects longtime education official to lead Kansas schools amid a politically divided, reform‑driven state board. Posny, director of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education, starts July 1 with a $165,000 salary, aiming to realign Kansas public education for the 21st century.
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