Many states, for example, require students to pass exams on the state’s history before they can graduate. The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) helps to ease the transition of military kids in the US when they change schools, helping families finding their way through the red tape and lobbying for changes that would make life easier for military families. Some states are now considering passing laws that would remove that requirement for military kids, or allow them to carry over the results of state-specific exams they have taken in a previous state. Dahshan and his sister, Malia, have moved many times, and they now live on post at Fort Bragg. Their neighborhood is called Cherbourg, named after a French seaport that played an important role in World War II. Dahshan — Our father works at the motor pool, fixing cars. He’s also a medic. The cars he fixes are the ones they use to rescue people who have been injured, like when the paratroopers get injured on a jump. Malia — I’ve been to where he works.
