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GI Bill rule change could upend requirements for online-only classes
A move by VA officials to simplify rules for the Post-9/11 GI Bill could cause new problems, advocates warn.
Protecting military installations at the local level means starting Purple Star School programs now
The author of this commentary says promoting Purple Star Schools is the least we can do for military kids, but they are also a good investment for communities that rely on defense dollars for their fiscal stability and growth.
By Becky Porter
Pentagon watchdog: More child sex assault reforms are needed
For the second time this year, an independent federal review has faulted the U.S. Department of Defense for how it has responded when children on military bases sexually assault each other.
About one-third of DoD schools are opening remotely. Here’s the list.
About 14 percent of DoDEA students have signed up for a semester of Virtual School.
By Karen Jowers
Teachers’ unions push back on DoD plan to reopen schools in the buildings
With threat of COVID-19, the return to physical buildings too early could turn students and employees into "spreaders of the virus" -- harmful to military readiness.
By Karen Jowers
VA coronavirus cases top 6,000 over the weekend, but hospitalizations remain low
Nearly 1,900 VA patients have died from the illness since the start of March.
DoD schools reopening on a ‘regular, full-time’ schedule
DoDEA students experience the 'new normal' while returning to their regular schedules.
By Karen Jowers
Veterans Affairs COVID cases reach highest levels yet, but hospitalization rates keep heading downward
More than 135,000 Americans and nearly 1,800 VA patients have died from coronavirus complications since early March.
Return to work plans ‘endanger’ federal workers, senators say
Four senators representing the states surrounding Washington, D.C. have called federal return to work plans unsafe and premature in the wake of new COVID-19 numbers.
By Jessie Bur
Coronavirus cases among Veterans Affairs patients tripled in June
More than 1,600 VA patients have died from the fast-spreading illness since the start of March.
How schools can help military kids moving to new districts during pandemic
The goal of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is to standardize the widely varying school policies affecting transitioning military students moving state to state or overseas.
By Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman