feature | MILITARY MOVES AND EDUCATION CHANGES
ON THE HOMEFRONT, STATES SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE by Mary Branham
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About the Interstate Compact on
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN » 26 states—Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Washington—are members of the compact. » The compact represents 80 percent of children whose parents are on active duty in the military. » States pay $1 per military child each year to cover expenses of the compact. » The number of children per state ranges from 182 in Iowa to 76,251 in Virginia. » Each state must form a council that includes representatives of school districts with a large military installation and the state superintendent. » Cheryl L. Serrano of the Fountain-Fort Carson School District in Colorado is the commission chair.
