ED-Funded "Troops To Teachers" Program Moves Veterans Into Classrooms

PBS' "Nightly Business Report" (5/28, 6:41 p.m.) broadcast a segment about the ED-funded "Troops to Teachers" program, which "takes veterans from service to the country to service in the classroom." The piece profiles Jeanne Erickson, a 20-year veteran of the Army National Guard and Army Reserves who now teaches ESL students at a high school in Phoenix, Arizona. The piece notes that she says her "military background helps her in the classroom. ... Troops to teachers does not place teachers or educate them, but instead facilitates their hiring and provides some financial assistance for those who need additional education to meet certification requirements."