The Department of Defense Education Activity’s Educational Partnership Branch is dedicated to every military child’s right to a quality education regardless of their location or how often their family moves.
DoDEA has more than 60 years of experience supporting military students within the DoD system around the world. Today force structure changes have created an urgent and ongoing need to enrich and expand partnerships with military-connected communities throughout the nation. DoD is committed to ensuring that the thousands of students being relocated throughout the nation because of these actions receive the best possible educational opportunities.
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.
The Educational Partnership promotes quality education, seamless transitions and deployment support for military students through outreach and partnership development.
Our Non-Profit and Private Organization Partners are a critical source of information and support for military families, educators and the children themselves. The Educational Partnership participates in conferences and workshops hosted by these agencies which are focused on education issues. In July, the Partnership provided a presentation at the Military Child Education Coalition Annual Conference in Grapevine, Texas.
The Educational Partnership also works to promote policy enhancements/understandings at both the state and national levels that positively impact military children’s education and well-being.
