These standards are contrasting with the mission of these loan forgiveness programs, which is to incentivize more highly qualified teachers to enter and stay in the classroom. This amendment is based on my bill, the Teacher Debt Relief act, which I introduced in the 117th Congress and again this Congress. The amendment aims to incentivize teachers to enter and remain in the profession by making debt relief and loan discharge a more readily achievable reality. (02:08–02:17)
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Asserts that the amendment is based on the Teacher Debt Relief Act introduced in the 117th Congress and again this Congress.
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