The Department of Defense Education Activity has approved a new gender-neutral student dress code that goes into effect July 1 at all 160 DODEA schools in the Pacific, Europe and Americas regions, including Puerto Rico and Cuba.
Department of Defense Education Activity fourth graders and eighth graders excelled in reading and math in 2019, and improved significantly compared to students tested earlier in the decade.
. KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany Students at Defense Department schools in Germany will continue with remote learning until the end of January at earliest, education officials said Friday. The first day back in the classroom will be Monday, Feb. 1, said Stephen Smith, spokesman for the Department of Defense Education Activity-Europe. Ankara Elementary/High School in Turkey will also extend remote learning until Feb. 1, he said. Students enrolled in DODEA’s virtual learning program are not affected by the schedule change. DODEA’s 34 schools in Germany transitioned to remote learning on Dec. 16, the first day that German schools were closed as the government tightened the country s coronavirus restrictions. Classes were set to resume on Jan. 19.