Oct 07 2008
Supporting Military Service Members, One Child At a Time
The Department of Defense Education Activity has more than 60 years of experience supporting military students around the world. Today, of the 1.2 million children of military service members, approximately 80,000 (or less than ten percent) attend Department of Defense schools. The rest attend public or private schools or are home schooled.
Force structure changes coupled with transition and deployment have created an ongoing need to enrich and expand partnerships with military-connected communities throughout the nation. Through the Educational Partnership, DoDEA is committed to ensuring that the thousands of students being relocated throughout the nation because of these actions receive the best possible educational opportunities.
On September 30, 2008, The Department of Defense’s Educational Partnership Branch launched a new website http://militaryk12partners.dodea.edu focused on providing information that directly relates to the work of educators and administrators in military-connected school systems. The site provides a wealth of information about resources available for schools located around the country that serve military families. The site will also provide information for school liaison officers which will help point schools in the direction of available resources.
See what they have to offer you! The child it helps could be your own.