1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated August 18, 2020DOD Domestic School System: Background and IssuesThe Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) manages a federal school system that provides pre-kindergarten through grade 12 education, primarily for the children of military servicemember
2、s. According to the Department of Defense (DOD), in 2020, DODEA operated 160 schools globally, including 50 domestic schools across states and one virtual school. These schools employ nearly 12,000 staff, for a student population of about 70,000. DODEA also has arrangements with local education auth
3、orities (LEAs) that operate civilian-managed schools on military installations. This report focuses only on DODEAs domestic school system. Legislative Background Commanders at military installations had established their own K-12 schools since the early 1800s. In 1821, Congress first enacted a law a
4、uthorizing the operation of schools for children of servicemembers living on military installations in the United States. In 1950, Section 6 of P.L. 81-874 consolidated funding and the operation of what became known as Section 6 schools under the Office of Education later the Department of Education
