There are more than 1 million children in the U.S. whose parents are active duty military. Most of them attend public schools. Yet many districts don’t even know who these kids are or how to support them.
In this PBS Newshour video, Education Week explores some of the ways public schools in Virginia are working to meet the unique needs of this student population.
This video is the first of a two-part series. See part two.
A version of this news article first appeared in the On Air: A Video Blog blog.
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