A Facebook user pointed out that the survey lacks questions about extracurricular activities and Exceptional Family Member Program resources, which she said are “the top two concerns” at most overseas locations.

The legislation orders the director of the Department of Defense Education Activity to update and standardize regulations to minimize student cellphone use “to the greatest extent practicable.”

Yokota Air Base fifth-grader’s three-month cafeteria waste investigation receives praise from military leadership and a review of meal quality and student nutrition standards.

An American high school at a U.S. Marine Corps base in Japan has formalized years of informal exchanges with a Japanese public school, signing a sister-school pact aimed at deepening academic, cultural and athletic ties.

American and Japanese middle school students recently swapped holiday traditions and sharpened their storytelling skills by producing short Christmas-themed videos in one of Okinawa’s busiest tourist districts.

Students in Defense Department high schools could see more college-level coursework opportunities and financial resources under a provision in the annual defense spending bill.

Cheers, flying discs and sprinting athletes filled this western Tokyo installation over the weekend as more than 100 American and Japanese competitors with disabilities — supported by 700 volunteers — gathered for the 46th Kanto Plains Special Olympics.

The evacuation was prompted by the discovery of “suspicious information at the elementary school,” a base statement said.

Teachers at Defense Department schools were mistakenly notified that they owed money, to the tune of hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The letter was automatically triggered by a glitch in the payroll system.

Students at five Defense Department schools in Europe, Japan and the U.S. will soon see a boost in book titles and curriculum materials available to them, in accordance with a recent court ruling.