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...
by ADC | Mar 9, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Education, Energy, Military Families, On Base
Here are some moments we hope you didn’t miss at day three of the Defense Communities National Summit: “Earmarks are helping” Congress get closer to passing appropriations bills on time, said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), chair of the Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee....
by ADC | Dec 15, 2022 | Education, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Veterans
The Louisiana National Guard distributed more than 100 Christmas across the state, according to a DOD story. They were donated by Ryder Tree Farms, owned by Bill Ryder, who once served in the state’s Guard as a heavy equipment operator. “My wife and I can only hope...
by ADC | Nov 3, 2022 | Education, GADC, On Base
ADC visited Tullahoma, Tennessee to see how the town of 20,000 makes education a top priority, from aviation and welding classes in a local high school to a science center for children. Watch the story of this 2022 Great American Defense Community, a program of the...
by ADC | Oct 26, 2022 | Education, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
Across the country, many schools are turning to veterans, military spouses, Guard members and other military-connected people to help fill positions as teachers, administrators and school support staff. On Base had three questions for George Ann Rice, one of the...
by ADC | Oct 25, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Education, Military Families, On Base
Fourth- and eighth-grade students at Department of Defense Education Activity schools led the nation on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading and Mathematics Assessments, the first such assessment since the beginning of the COVID-19...
by ADC | Oct 7, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Education, Military Families, On Base
Department of Defense Education Activity awarded 45 grants in fiscal year 2022, according to a list of the grantees shared with ADC. The list specifies each grant’s amount and purpose. “As we collectively work to advance the lives of military-connected students, we...
