Pentagon To Review Its “Homeschooling Resources”

May 27, 2025 Christianists, Trump Administration

The military blog Task & Purpose reports:

The Pentagon could soon expand homeschooling resources for military families, according to a memo written by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released Tuesday.

A Johns Hopkins analysis in March found that active duty military families homeschool their children twice as much as civilians — or 12% between 2023 and 2024, compared to 6% of civilian families.

Military family advocates say that many turn to homeschooling because of the frequent moves or extended family separation when one parent is deployed or when a parent is assigned to a duty station that their family chooses not to follow.

From the Pentagon’s press release:

In a memorandum published today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness to begin a departmentwide review of how the U.S. military supports families who homeschool. The review will also look at best practices, including the ability of DOD to provide facilities or access to other resources for military-connected homeschooled students.

The new directive aligns with the department’s current review of options that support expanding educational choice for military-connected families. That review was initiated in January, within Executive Order 14191, in which President Donald J. Trump outlined the administration’s focus on expanding educational freedom for American families.

“The secretary of defense shall review any available mechanisms under which military-connected families may use funds from the Department of Defense to attend schools of their choice, including private, faith-based or public charter schools, and submit a plan to the president describing such mechanisms and the steps that would be necessary to implement them beginning in the 2025-26 school year,” the president’s executive order reads.

In a statement today, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Senior Advisor Sean Parnell said the effort will strengthen military families and enhance readiness.

Rather obviously, Hegseth’s “review” will conclude that the Pentagon must pay for military dependents to attend private Christian schools. Because Jesus, not because military kids face upheavals when transferring to new schools and homeschooling doesn’t serve them best.



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