The military children left behind: Decrepit schools, broken promises

iWatch News by Kristen Lombardi | Jun. 27, 2011 (Special Report)

The nation’s reliance on a limited pool of volunteers to safeguard U.S. interests and wage two wars has had ripple effects on the home front. Altogether, parents of 220,000 children — including 116,000 of school-age — are currently doing the work the nation expects of them and that sends them far from home. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Living, Education, Community
Topics: U.S. Military, Family, Early Childhood
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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Jun 27, 2011 - 9:36 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Jon Mitchell (review), Naomi Isler (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Jun 27, 2011 - 9:38 AM PDT

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 by Jon Mitchell - Jun. 27, 2011
Jon posted this story.
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Naomi Isler
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 by Naomi Isler - Jun. 27, 2011

The story seems to be well researched and sourced, and is well written. However, it reminds me of the stories a few years ago about the VA's care and facilities, in patient and outpatient, for physically and psychologically wounded service people. Whether or not one considers the wars ill conceived and ill managed, the treatment of those fighting and of their families is outrageous.

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