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In Our Communities

by ADC | Jan 28, 2025 | BRAC, Education, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base

New Ohio Law to Increase School Access for Military Families Ohio lawmakers recently passed a bill that requires schools to accept open enrollment for military members, according to Military.com. This means that military families can now enroll their children in any...
DOD Awards Higher Education Grants to Modernize Workforce

DOD Awards Higher Education Grants to Modernize Workforce

by ADC | Oct 8, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Education, On Base

DOD announced Monday a round of grant funding to 21 historically Black colleges and universities and 49 minority-serving institutions, according to a press release and the list of awardees. The funds, totaling $50 million, are to help the institutions buy research and...
How to Make Back-to-School Work for Military Children

How to Make Back-to-School Work for Military Children

by ADC | Jul 29, 2024 | Education, Military Families, On Base

As families across the country prepare for a return to the classroom, we talked with Jerrod Wheeler, superintendent of the Knob Noster School District in Missouri and a member of the ADC board of directors. He told On Base how schools and communities can welcome new...
ADC Podcast: Higher Ground Shares Advantages of Montessori System for Military Families

ADC Podcast: Higher Ground Shares Advantages of Montessori System for Military Families

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...
Navy Federal Again Partners on Virtual Book Drive

Navy Federal Again Partners on Virtual Book Drive

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...
Senate Bill Would Share Enlistment Data with School Officials to Boost Recruitment

Senate Bill Would Share Enlistment Data with School Officials to Boost Recruitment

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...
DOD to Extend Pre-K at Most Primary Schools by Fall

DOD to Extend Pre-K at Most Primary Schools by Fall

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...
Report: Army Looks to Cut Back on New Education Benefit

Report: Army Looks to Cut Back on New Education Benefit

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...
Senior Enlisted Leaders to Testify at Quality of Life Hearing

Senior Enlisted Leaders to Testify at Quality of Life Hearing

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...
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