The Trump administration is considering a plan to end the military’s longtime operation of schools for military children on dozens of stateside military bases, part of a broader push to cut costs and reduce the size of the federal workforce, according to information obtained by Military Times.
The military currently operates 47 schools on military installations in seven states in the continental U.S., serving a total of about 20,000 students. The proposal, which has support from some parts of the Pentagon, would turn over operation of those schools to local school districts.
The proposed “divestiture” of Defense Department stateside schools would not impact the Defense Department-run schools overseas, according to officials familiar with the proposal but who were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
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Military families gonna love this...NOT!
ReplyDeleteMilitary families in the region I grew up more often had better quality schools off base.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of someone not in the military whose kid goes to the school on the grounds of Andrews Air Force Base. Shouldn't it be military children only?
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