DOD schools reorganize to target more support to military children
The school system is adding more psychologists and administrative officers, but there's concern about some positions being eliminated.
By Karen Jowers
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Pentagon orders review of military homeschool assistance programs
Officials will look at what support services are provided to families who teach their students at home and whether additional help is needed.
Military still struggles to handle kid-on-kid sex assaults
The U.S. Department of Defense is struggling to change how it handles the abuse of military kids, including cases involving sexual assault by other children, according to a report commissioned by Congress.
Students at DoD-run schools continue their run with nation’s top scores in reading, math
DoD students' scores in reading and math have mostly increased, while the corresponding national average is going the other way.
By Karen Jowers
Time out for high fives and hugs? Parents question new elementary school rule
The school’s principal sees the No Body Contact rule as a way to curb a recent spike in recess roughhousing. Parents say the policy goes too far.
By Natalie Gross
These are the DoDEA schools honored for ranking among top-performing US schools
Three elementary schools for military children have been recognized among the highest-performing schools in the nation.
By Natalie Gross
DoD scrutinizing the safety of its schools for military children
But there's been no discussion of arming teachers.
By Karen Jowers
Students at DoD-run schools score among nation’s best in reading, math assessments
Scores in some subjects, at some grade levels, were best in the nation.
By Karen Jowers
Military families feel deserted after sex assaults at base school
Tens of thousands of children and teenagers live and attend school on U.S. military bases while their parents serve the country. Yet if they are sexually violated by a classmate, a neighborhood kid or a sibling, they often get lost in a legal and bureaucratic netherworld.
Commentary: Military school choice plan a 'bad deal' for families
The math doesn't work out for military kids if Impact Aid is replace by a voucher-like education system, the authors say.
By Joyce Raezer and Hilary Goldmann
Commentary: School choice for military families will save DoD money
In addition to education benefits, the author writes, creating education savings accounts for military families would aid retention efforts.
By Lindsey Burke
MISFIRE: Abandoning DoD-run schools is a terrible idea
The Pentagon's proposal to turn over stateside military schools to local school districts amounts to a cut in benefits for military children.
By Military Times Editors