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Education Binder: A Portable Teachers’ Lounge
By Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman Think of the Education Binder as a portable teachers’ lounge. One way teachers gain insights about incoming students is through informal conversations with other teachers. With frequent school changes, a military-connected student won’t always have the benefit of this kind of communication. Their past teachers are not…
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Switching Schools May Cause Poor Placement
Sarah Harris for NPR affiliate WUNC – More than 1 million school-age kids have parents on active duty in the US military, and the vast majority of those military kids go to public schools. Tamara Boyett is a senior at Indian River Central School in northern New York. Her dad…
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Military Students and Where to Find Them
Military-connected students may be present in every school district in the United States, not only at those near military installations. A military-connected student is a child with at least one parent or guardian serving in the armed forces. This includes all branches of the military, both active duty and reserve…
