Monthly Archives: July 2012

Senate Committee Report on For-Profit Colleges Condemns Costs and Practices

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Team VCS

From the New York Times By Tamar Lewin   Wrapping up a two-year investigation of for-profit colleges, SenatorTom Harkin will issue a final report on Monday — a voluminous, hard-hitting indictment of almost every aspect of the industry, filled with troubling statistics … Continue reading →

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POTUS Signs Veterans Skills to Jobs Act into Law

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Team VCS

Great news for veterans. Thanks Congressman Walz( USA CSM Ret.) ——– From MinnPost.com By Devin Henry WASHINGTON — President Obama signed Rep. Tim Walz’s Veterans Skills to Jobs Act into law on Monday. The House and Senate unanimously passed the … Continue reading →

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Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Urged Into Mental Health Treatment By Telephone Motivational Interviewing

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Team VCS

From Medical News Today A brief therapeutic intervention called motivational interviewing, administered over the telephone, was significantly more effective than a simple “check-in” call in getting Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with mental health diagnoses to begin treatment for their conditions, in … Continue reading →

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Survey: Veterans valued but often misunderstood

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Spokesman-Review by Chelsea Bannach While Americans generally value and respect veterans, they also misunderstand them in some respects, a recently released survey found. The nearly 2.4 million post-9/11 veterans are viewed as national assets who are lauded by the … Continue reading →

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VCS Testifies Before DNC Platform Drafting Committee

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Team VCS

Cross-posted from disabledveterans.org DNC Platform Drafting Committee and Testimony As a part of our efforts to get veterans a square deal, this weekend we testified before this committee to make veteran’s concerns heard. We hope to make the same presentation … Continue reading →

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