Articles
Published on June 8, 2026
Across DoWEA Europe West, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs play an important role in developing student leaders while strengthening school communities. Through these programs, cadets learn discipline, responsibility, teamwork and service—skills that positively influence school culture and extend far beyond the classroom.
Published on June 4, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Second Lady Usha Vance is inviting children across the country to take part in the White House’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, a program that asks students entering kindergarten through eighth grade to read 12 books over the su...
Published on June 2, 2026
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Each spring, students in DoWEA schools around the world showcase their artistic talents in the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)’s art contest. This year, their artworks showed off the special qualities that make their comm...
Published on June 2, 2026
Chef Robert Irvine, host of Food Network’s long-running “Restaurant: Impossible” and “Dinner: Impossible,” a culinary veteran with nearly 50 years of experience who began cooking at age 11, visited two DoWEA schools here to observe and engage directly with culinary staff.
Published on May 28, 2026
Shape Elementary and Middle school's Cross-Campus Literacy Celebration was a joyful reminder that powerful storytelling begins early and grows stronger when students learn from one another.
Published on May 21, 2026
Aviano Middle High School seniors recently partnered with Aviano Elementary School kindergartners for a special reading experience that brought two generations of students together through books and conversation.
Published on May 21, 2026
Schools across the DoWEA Americas Mid-Atlantic District gathered April 29, 2026, for the second Progress Review Networked Improvement Community (PRNIC) session, building on earlier collaborative work to examine implementation of their school improvement plans and strengthen teaching and learning.
Published on May 19, 2026
Military-connected students and their families across Fort Stewart came together for an evening of live music, community and connection as Jazz on the Lawn closed out the Month of the Military Child.
Published on May 19, 2026
Nineteen teams, 108 students spanning grades 2 - 8, gathered to put months of hard work to the test at the 10th Annual PAC South District Robotics Competition.
Published on May 18, 2026
Fort Knox Community Schools celebrated its first Bus Driver, Safety Attendant and Safety Aide Appreciation Day on April 28, 2026, recognizing the Department of War Education Activity transportation professionals who ensure safe, daily commutes for students.
Published on May 13, 2026
MONS, Belgium – On April 23, 2026, the SHAPE Alliance Auditorium came alive with music, movement, and patriotism as SHAPE American Elementary School students took center stage during SHAPE International School’s annual...
Published on May 8, 2026
Tiffany Hoben, chief academic officer of the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA), announced an ambitious new teacher hiring initiative.
Published on May 5, 2026
Yokota Air Base came together in an extraordinary show of support for its youngest community members during this year’s Month of the Military Child Touch‑A‑Truck event.
Published on May 5, 2026
The inaugural Yokota Book Battle brought together young readers from Yokota West Elementary School and Mendel Elementary School for spirited competition.
Published on April 30, 2026
Europe South district students came together in April for an exciting academic competition: the first annual Book Battle.
Published on April 30, 2026
On April 15, 2026, every Stuttgart-area school came together to celebrate the Month of the Military Child at Stuttgart High School on Purple Up! Day. The event, a collaboration between the Stuttgart High School Career Practicum Program and the Museum of the American Military Family, invited students from all garrison elementary and middle schools, as well as community members, to view a special exhibit in which their artwork was on display. The exhibit, titled “Dear America, What Military-Connected Children Want You to Know,” was created by Career Practicum student and MAMF student liaison Emily Wheeler.
Published on April 28, 2026
Assistant Secretary of War for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Tim Dill, along with Mr. Robert Stone, Executive Deputy to the Commanding General, Maneuver Center of Excellence, and COL Daniel Grassetti, Office of the Under Secretary of War (Personnel and Readiness), toured E.A. White Elementary School on Thursday as part of an official visit to observe teaching and learning in a Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) school.
Published on April 27, 2026
GIESSEN, Germany – Middle school students from DoWEA Europe and DoWEA Pacific came together for the 2026 MATHCOUNTS State Competition, demonstrating strong mathematical reasoning, perseverance, and collaboration across regions. While students in Eu...
Published on April 22, 2026
For many military‑connected students, DoWEA schools are more than classrooms – they are places of stability between PCS moves, where lifelong relationships are formed across continents and cultures.
Published on April 20, 2026
Students from across the Pacific Region put their literary knowledge and teamwork to the test during the 2026 DoWEA Pacific Elementary Reading Battle.
