FOR THE LOVE OF SCIENCE: Hillsborough elementary students build marble roller coasters and more in their Science Olympics. (Times photo, Skip O'Rourke)
GRANTED: Seventy Pinellas teacher win grants to help them pursue new, nontraditional methods in their classrooms.
GRADUATE: US Veterans Affairs secretary Eric Shinseki tells' [...]
While the Department of Veterans Affairs has acknowledged the concerns of many campus officials that they were experiencing serious delays with benefits for students eligible for the greatly expanded Post-9/11 GI Bill, and expedited payments to veterans in many cases, college administrators remain on high alert about the issue. [...]
As frustration mounts in Congress and on campuses, the Department of Veterans Affairs attempts to explain a backlog of nearly 30,000 GI Bill benefit payments.
[...]The Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday announced that it would authorize checks of up to $3,000 for students who have applied for educational benefits but have not yet received their funds. The checks will be distributed to eligible students at VA regional benefits offices, starting October 2. "Students" [...]
