Education & Schools

Less Money Going to Schools in Military Communities

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 2:51pm

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Schools in military communities and near tribal lands will receive $60 million less than expected this year. College students will earn $51 million less in federal work study programs.

These cuts are part of the Department of Education's plan to implement across-the-board spending cuts, called the sequester. The plan was released Monday.

Areas where large slices of land are owned or managed by the government, such as military or tribal areas, receive more than $1 billion in federal aid annually to make up for the lack of land subject to property tax. Under the automatic budget cuts, that sum is being slashed about 5 percent, as expected.

The mandatory cuts also reduce by 5 percent the aid for college students who work in libraries, cafeterias or elsewhere in campus.

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Nellis Youth Wins State Title

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 11:58am

Reynoso,17, is the son of Master Sgt. Benjamin Reynoso, 99th Medical Support Squadron, and Griselea Reynoso.

Angel Reynoso, Nellis Air Force Base Youth of the Year, won the Boys and Girls Club's State Youth of the Year title for Nevada March 13.

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Air Force Suspends Tuition Assistance for Active-Duty Personnel

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013, 12:05pm

The sequestration cuts enacted by Congress and approved by President Obama prompt military branches to cut tuition aid.

RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Air Force joined other military branches Tuesday in suspending tuition aid that thousands of active-duty service members rely on to pay for college classes.

Read more at the Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Air Force Tuition Assistance Implements Change

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Thursday, February 14th, 2013, 1:34pm

To help students with the new TA process, colleges in the area are getting involved with Air Force programs, making course and degree information easier to access.

The U.S. Air Force Tuition Assistance program altered its guidelines Jan. 3 to emphasize the new requirement of maintaining a grade point average of at least 2.0, on a 4-point scale.

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UNLV Named a Military Friendly School

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Monday, October 8th, 2012, 4:12pm

A magazine dedicated to helping military personnel transition into civilian life has named UNLV a Military Friendly School for the third straight year.

G.I Jobs Magazine looked at more than 12,000 colleges, universities and trade schools around the country. The list only honored the top 15 percent of schools.

The list of military friendly schools highlights institutions that put a priority on recruiting students with military experience, offer scholarships, have a veterans' club and include military credits.

According to UNLV, an estimated 1,1000 students at the university are either veterans or active duty military members. The school has a dedicated Office of Veterans Services which helps veterans, active duty and spouses find their way through any academic or administrative issue. The office also helps students process their G.I. Bill applications.

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New Lab Focused on Defense Opens at CSN

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Wednesday, September 19th, 2012, 5:06pm

A new technology lab was dedicated Wednesday at the College of Southern Nevada.

The new JT3 Technology Lab is located in the Morse Arberry Jr. Telecommunications Building at the Cheyenne Campus, and it is where CSN is training an educated and tech-savvy workforce for our country's defense industry.

JT3, a Nevada-based, electronics defense contractor, provided the college with a $50,000 gift to build the lab. The company provides engineering and technical support to four of the western test ranges for the U.S. Air Force and Navy.

JT3 has people on the ground at Nellis Air Force Base to make sure all the systems, including electronics, radar, and tracking, are working. It allows pilots in training the most realistic environment.

"We basically support the war fighter in preparing for the next generation of aircraft and tactics across California, Nevada, Utah, and the ranges," vice president of JT3 Dan Wild said.

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Starbase Academy Opens at Nellis Air Force Base

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Thursday, September 13th, 2012, 9:00am

Starbase Academy Opens at Nellis Air Force Base

A partnership between the Clark County School District and Nellis Air Force Base was unveiled Wednesday. It is called Starbase Academy.

The program focuses on teaching kids science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is supported by a grant and is open to all Clark County schools. The program includes class work, hands-on projects and cooperation with base employees. Students get a chance to see how people in the Air Force use science, technology, engineering and math in the real world.

Superintendent Dwight Jones, 926 Group Commander Colonel John Breeden, and 99th Air Base Vice Wing Commander Carol Yannarella were all part of the ribbon cutting at the base.

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