schools

Louisiana School District Turns Its Website into a Resource for Military Families 0
- Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- July 17, 2018
The Vernon Parish (La.) School District has launched a new website with resources designed to help military families moving to Fort Polk learn about differences between individual schools and obtain enrollment packages, athletic forms and other information about the school system. The new website is one component of an education initiative led by Fort Polk
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New F-35 Mission at Eielson AFB to Create Substantial Demand for Schools, Housing, Shopping, Report Says 0
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- July 3, 2018
Leaders in the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Interior Alaska have their work cut out for them to prepare for the arrival of two squadrons of F-35A fighter jets at Eielson AFB, according to a newly released growth plan. The region will need new housing, schools, retail options and workforce training programs as the borough
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Trump Administration Chooses Not to Support School Choice Proposal 0
- Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- May 24, 2018
A legislative proposal to allow military families to set up education savings accounts to pay for private school tuition, textbooks, tutoring, online courses and other educational expenses will not receive the backing of the Trump administration, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told lawmakers Tuesday. The proposal from Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) has quickly gained momentum in
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Defense Bill Debate Could Cover School Choice Language, Help Bases Counter Threatening Drones 0
- Congress/DoD, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- May 21, 2018
One of the more controversial amendments that may be debated when the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill hits the House floor this week would allow active-duty military families to create education savings accounts for their children using federal impact aid dollars. The funds could be used for private schools, online learning programs or tutors; attending
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House Democrats Say School Choice Provision Could ‘Derail’ Defense Bill 0
- Congress/DoD, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- April 25, 2018
Democratic members of the House Armed Services and the Education and Workforce committees on Tuesday vowed to oppose the inclusion of language in the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill providing military families the option of establishing education savings accounts to pursue alternative educational opportunities. The Democratic lawmakers are concerned that legislation, H.R. 5199, giving military
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DeVos to Request Pentagon’s Support for School Choice Proposal 0
- Congress/DoD, Military Families
- April 19, 2018
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is scheduled to meet today with Defense Secretary James Mattis to ask for his support for a plan to provide military families the option of establishing education savings accounts to pursue alternative educational opportunities. DeVos appears to be backing legislation introduced in the House by Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), which already
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