Military Dependent Timeline by Laila Berhane

G.I. Bill (1944)

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A bill that gave veterans access to education assistance, jobs, and higher education degrees.

Dependent Educational Assistance (1956)

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Provided education and training opportunities to a qualifying relative of certain veterans who are disabled or who have died on active duty or as a result of.

Military Child Care Act (1989)

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An act that gave military families access to affordable & quality childcare.

Poster

Interstate Compact on educational opportunity for military children (2008)

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Talks about the educational transition issues of children from military families. Children of veterans face moving around way more than a normal average family.

Title IX (1972)

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Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities.

Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)

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An act that offers access to job-protected leave to eligible employees for personal reasons. This includes the military caregiver's leave. This is when someone of a covered service member can leave for 26 work weeks.

Military Spouse Employment Act (1984)

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Aimed to address the challenges military spouses faced in finding employment because of frequent relocation and expensive childcare.

TRICARE Extended coverage (2001)

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A healthcare program for military dependents that extended coverage for children up to the age of 26.

GED(General Education Development) (1942)

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Tests were developed to measure the high school-level academic skills of military personnel & veterans so that they can demonstrate their knowledge to get jobs & get into college.

Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act (1966)

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Provided Vietnam Veterans with home & farm loans, educational benefits, employment counseling, and placement services.