Military child advocate seeks greater educational support UPDATED 8:22 PM ET Jul. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:57 PM ET Jul. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:57 PM EDT Jul. 12, 2021 SHARE Florida’s State Board of Education will meet on Wednesday in the Bay area. As they address newly-adopted education standards in the state, advocates for military-connected children are planning to make their voices heard. What You Need To Know Advocates for military children say too many of them are falling behind in school Josephin Amato with Military Kids-Special Education Alliance plans to ask state leaders for more help “We noticed that military kids were often left behind and underserved,” she said.