schools

Class Sizes in DODEA Schools to Increase Modestly 0
- Congress/DoD, Military Families
- January 10, 2019
The DOD Education Activity (DODEA) plans to increase average class sizes in its middle and high schools while trimming about 300 positions before the next school year, the agency’s director told staff last week. The agency is not expecting a cut in the fiscal 2020 budget, Director Thomas Brady said. But he noted that a
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In Other News: Ft. Gordon Cyber District Honored for Schools’ Cyber Programs 0
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- January 10, 2019
The Fort Gordon Cyber District was recognized for its public schools’ cyber education program by the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot Program Office. The district’s designation as a CyberPatriot Center of Excellence was the result of work by the CSRA Alliance for Fort Gordon’s cyber education committee as well as “our region’s school superintendents, our region’s
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Missouri High School Robotics Team Fixes B-2 Cockpit Glitch 0
- Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- January 7, 2019
A team of students at Knob Noster (Mo.) High School designed and produced a prototype switch cover for the cockpit of the B-2 Stealth Bomber within 72 hours following an in-flight emergency in October caused when a set of switches were inadvertently moved. The local high school’s robotics team earned the call from Brig. Gen.
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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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DOD Grants to Enhance Technology Curriculum at Schools Serving Whiteman AFB Families 0
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- November 30, 2018
The head of the local school system serving military families stationed at Whiteman AFB, Mo., says two new grants totaling $2.3 million from the DOD Education Activity (DODEA) will provide a significant boost for its students by allowing it to enhance its STEM2, robotics, computer science and Advanced Placement offerings. The grants being awarded to
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McMahon Presses Communities to Aim Higher When It Comes to Base Support 0
- Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- November 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. — Robert McMahon, the Pentagon’s new assistant secretary of defense (ASD) for sustainment, challenged defense communities to carefully assess whether they are doing their best to support their local installation, during his keynote remarks Thursday at ADC’s Defense Policy Forum. “Having a military installation in your community is a privilege, not a right,”
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