FORT RILEY -Dr. Jill Biden visited teachers and students at Fort Riley Middle School on Wednesday.

The second-lady of the United States is in Kanas to celebrate the Month of the Military Child and as part of her Joining Forces initiative.

Dr. Biden is a lifelong educator and military mom. She is participating in several events in support of military children’s education.

She is meeting with active duty service members, military spouses and military-connected students and their teachers.

During the visit she highlighted the educational partnership between Fort Riley and Kansas State University as part of Operation Educate the Educators—an effort Dr. Biden launched through her Joining Forces initiative to train teachers to recognize the unique needs of military-connected students in their classrooms.