Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have joined members of the House to introduce the Post-9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act, according to a press release.
U.S. Senator John McCain and Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT), along with Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Representative Tom Petri (R-WI), introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Post-9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act, which seeks to expand the existing Troops to Teachers program to allow more troops to teach in America’s schools, during a press conference today in Washington, D.C.
Background on the original program and what this new measure would change:
The Troops to Teachers program, originally created in 1994, provides qualified troops with financial incentives to teach in the nation’s neediest schools.
The Senate-House companion legislation, the Post-9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act, will make the existing program more accessible by reducing length of military service requirements for participants, expanding the number of school districts at which troops may receive a stipend to teach, and by creating an advisory board charged with continuously seeking ways to improve awareness and participation in the program.
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