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First lady Jill Biden tours Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

First lady Jill Biden tours Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
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A seat at the table

A seat at the table Michelle Norman Dr. Jill Biden, left, and Michelle Norman, Partners in PROMISE co-founder. (Partners in PROMISE) “Just a mom.” “Just a military spouse.” “You don’t understand how hard it is to change.” Those were the dismissive statements I heard many years ago from education leaders when I started on a mission to right a wrong for our military children in special education. On Wednesday Feb. 17, I was invited to meet with the first lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, as a representative of Partners in PROMISE in a roundtable discussion with five other military child education leaders. I had met Dr. Biden last year during her visit to Norfolk, Virginia, at a veteran and military spouse event. But, what happened when we started the listening panel shocked me. Not only did the first lady remember me, but in her opening remarks to the press, she mentioned me and our organization by name. She cited the good work we are doing in the mil

Helping military children is critical to our national security, says first lady

Helping military children is ‘critical to our national security,’ says first lady February 18 Dr. Jill Biden speaks in April 2016, at an event for Operation Educate the Educators: Recognizing and Supporting our Military-Connected Students. (White House) First lady Jill Biden told a group of educators and advocates that “giving military kids what they need to thrive is not just a nice thing to do, it’s critical to our national security,” in another of a series of listening sessions gathering information about the issues of military families. And military families are a key focus in Jill Biden’s first weeks as first lady.

Jill Biden names director for military families program Joining Forces

Jill Biden names director for military families program Joining Forces January 14 Jill Biden moves her husband, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, back from members of the media as he speaks outside his campaign plane in New Castle, Del., on Oct. 5, 2020. (Andrew Harnik/AP) WASHINGTON Days before Joe Biden becomes president, incoming first lady Jill Biden took a step Thursday toward fulfilling a promise to revive a program for military families that she and former first lady Michelle Obama once led. Jill Biden named an executive of that program, known as Joining Forces. Rory Brosius, 37, serves on President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team and was a senior adviser to Jill Biden during the campaign. Brosius previously was deputy director of Joining Forces.

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