Senators To DeVos On TEACH Grant Debacle: 'Urgent That These Mistakes Are Fixed'

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The U.S. Department of Education is in the midst of a top-to-bottom review of a troubled federal grant program for public school teachers. The effort follows reporting by NPR that found many teachers had their grants unfairly converted to loans, leaving some with more than $20,000 in debt. In recent weeks, 19 U.S. senators signed a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, citing NPR's reporting and saying "it is urgent that these mistakes are fixed."

Now, new documents obtained by NPR reveal that a previously unreported plan to fix the program was problematic from the start and did nothing for the vast majority of people involved.

Education experts say the department should learn from these mistakes as it works to reform the program. They say the program serves a vital purpose but it has been plagued by implementation problems that have left many teachers with debts they shouldn't have to pay.

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education grant program helps prospective teachers pay for college or a master's degree. In return, they promise to teach a high-need subject for four years in a school that serves low-income families. The program began in 2008, but it has been poorly managed from the beginning.

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/07/02/624278514/senators-to-devos-on-teach-grant-debacle-urgent-that-these-mistakes-are-fixed

[flor-de-jasmim]

1. Top to bottom? OK, get rid of DeVos first; then we'll talk.

[maxrandb]

2. It's kind of "funny" isn't it?

How these multitude of "mistakes" this administration makes NEVER impacts the wealthy in a negative way, only the Middle Class and the poor.

I'm sure that's just a coincidence

Edited to say; "Mistakes my ass"