by ADC | Jul 26, 2024 | America's Defense Communities | The Podcast, Education, On Base
The latest episode of America’s Defense Communities | The Podcast focuses on Higher Ground Education, a company whose schools across the country are based on the Montessori system. Higher Ground says the education style makes life easier for both military children and...
by ADC | Jul 23, 2024 | Education, Military Families, On Base
Navy Federal Credit Union is once again partnering with the United Through Reading, a nonprofit that promotes reading and literacy among military families, according to a press release. They are working together on a virtual book drive, where anyone can make a...
by ADC | Jun 27, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Education, On Base
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate would require the Pentagon to share information with state and local school authorities about students who enlist in the military, Military.com reported. Schools would have access to each enlistee’s education outcomes, Armed...
by ADC | Apr 16, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Education, On Base
Universal pre-K will be available at almost all DOD Education Activity primary schools starting with the 2024-25 school year, Military Times reported. DODEA piloted the program in 2023 at a school on a base in Japan. In the upcoming school year, it will add 79 schools...
by ADC | Apr 2, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Education, On Base
The Army may scale back an education benefit it started four years ago to help soldiers get professional credentials in such fields as coding, cybersecurity, personal training and other skills, Military.com reported, citing “multiple sources directly familiar with the...
by ADC | Jan 30, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Education, Housing, Military Families, On Base
The senior enlisted leaders of each DOD branch will testify at a Wednesday hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s special panel on quality of life. The panel is chaired by Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.). After a series of meetings over...
by ADC | Oct 12, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Education, Military Families, On Base
“Who Runs the Best U.S. Schools? It May Be the Defense Department” was the headline of a New York Times article published this week looking at the successes at DODEA-run schools across the country. “With about 66,000 students — more than the public school enrollment...
by ADC | Oct 5, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Education, On Base
DOD Education Activity recently announced 44 grants through its Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for Academic and Support Program. “We take pride in our responsibility to ensure quality educational opportunities for all military-connected children,” said...
by ADC | Mar 14, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Education, On Base
Two ADC leaders outlined ways defense communities can make their local schools the best they can be to serve military-connected students in a recent Defense Opinion op-ed. “Military leaders have stressed that K-12 school performance is a big deal because it impacts...
