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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6205" measure-id="id117hr6205" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-12-09" update-date="2023-08-08">
        <title>EDUCATORS for America Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr6205v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2023-08-08">
            <action-date>2021-12-09</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
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     <p><strong>EDUCATORS for America Act</strong></p> <p>This bill provides resources to support the recruitment, retention, and preparation of educators. These resources include, among others, expanding the Teacher Quality Partnership program to include training and professional development opportunities for principals and other school leaders, updating the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program to support underrepresented candidates in educator preparation programs, and revising the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program to raise the maximum amount for TEACH grants.</p> <p>The bill also directs the Department of Education to carry out a program to provide loan credits to eligible educator borrowers enrolled in income-contingent or income-based repayment plans.</p>
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