charter school

Maxwell AFB’s Air University Takes Step to Improve Families’ School Options 0
- Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- December 12, 2018
In response to poor performance ratings for Montgomery, Ala., schools, the Air University at Maxwell AFB last month formed a working group aimed at improving education options for military families at the installation. The group is looking at ways to increase attendance at the on-base school, streamline the application process for Montgomery’s magnet schools, expand school
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D.C. Law Provides Set Aside for Military Children at New Charter School 0
- Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- March 28, 2016
Legislation signed into law last week by District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is expected to jump start local plans to establish a charter school serving military families stationed at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB). The law allows a newly-created public charter school on or near the joint base to set aside up to 50 percent of its enrollment to the children of active-duty members of the armed forces. “Plans for creating a public charter school with a military preference on or near JBAB have been in the works for nearly 20 years and we are excited to see them finally come to fruition,” said JBAB Commander Navy Capt. Frank Mays …
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Barksdale AFB to Consider Opening Charter School 0
- Headlines, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- August 18, 2015
Officials at Barksdale Air Force Base are considering opening a charter school, according to D.C. Machen, superintendent of Bossier Parish schools. Only eight military installations in the United States have charter schools, including Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse. A charter school could be opened on-base in two years; the local school board would need to approve its charter, reported KTBS. It also would need to admit the children of civilian families, which would require civilians to obtain security clearances …
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School Board Considers Creating Charter School for Georgia Marine Corps Base 0
- Headlines, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- February 13, 2013
A local school board is considering establishing a K-8 charter school for the children of military personnel and civilian workers at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany to better improve local support for the installation in southwestern Georgia. “School systems are very important to military families, and I think a charter school with the Marine Base would be of benefit to the community, especially during the next round of BRAC hearings,” a member of the Dougherty County School Board said Monday. The school would be intended to stem the loss of children from the base to the school systems of surrounding counties, reported the Albany Herald. The school board endorsed the proposal to form an ad hoc committee to begin exploratory discussions with the base.
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