Troops to Teachers: Meet our State Grant Offices
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roops to Teachers (TTT) is a DANTES-managed, DoD-transition program to help service members and veterans begin new careers as K-12 school teachers in public, charter, and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. The program provides eligible members with counseling, employment assistance, and financial support to help members meet education and licensing requirements to secure a teaching position. Since 1993, more than 21,000 veterans have successfully transitioned to a career in education.
Last month, we introduced you to the new TTT Director, Taheesha Quarells, and the Program Office team. For the rest of 2020, we will introduce you to all 31 state grant offices and their personnel. Troops to Teachers has 31 states offering local assistance to program participants via grants received in 2018. The 2018 grants provide services for a 5 year term ending in May 2023. The main benefit of the TTT state grants is that local state education departments and agencies are able to assist military members, veterans and TTT participants with local counseling and guidance. These local offices become the frontline for certification and hiring information, reDANTES Information Bulletin
sources, and technical assistance on meeting teacher requirements related to each individual state. Throughout this year, we will highlight our state grant offices and provide the following information: • • • •
Websites Social media pages College or state education dept affiliation Monthly programs
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State incentives for military members
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Certification information
This month, we are proud to introduce you to the following state grant office teams: • • •
Missouri Iowa North Carolina
Next month look for information on these teams: •
Florida
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Alabama
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Michigan
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