MD Schools to Teach About Security Clearances

In a first-of-its-kind program, the Maryland State education system will teach grade school social studies students about security clearances and the behavioral requirements to acquire them. According to a November 29 article (free registration required) in the Washington Post, schools will warn students that having criminal records, financial difficulties, or other problems make it difficult to get a clearance. The curriculum is intended to prepare students to qualify for one of the many military jobs expected to become available in the state in conjunction with ongoing military base realignment.

[State superintendent of schools] Grasmick intends to create “financial literacy awareness” among students, with a personal resource management course established in all school systems that would teach students how to avoid debt, which also can damage prospects for a security clearance….

She said she wants the security clearance educational programs to be established in all school systems by the start of the next school year.

The Post published a follow-up story on December 2, which should be accessible here.

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