Troops to Teachers Program

Episode By: MilitaryOneSource Series

13 MinutesJan. 23, 2023

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Learn about Troops to Teachers, a program that helps service members and veterans become certified and employed as teachers in K-12 schools. Host Bruce Moody speaks with the director of the Troops to Teachers program, Taheesha Quarells, Ph.D., who describes the program, how it works and who is eligible. Dr. Quarells also talks about the qualities military veterans bring to the classroom and the benefits and value of being an educator. The program was reauthorized in 2021 after being canceled the previous year.

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