Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled his first major education plan
Biden would pay teachers to take on additional work like serving as mentors and coaches. His plan would provide funding to help teachers earn an additional certification in a “high-demand area – like special education or bilingual education.”
Biden’s plan also would rely on the existing Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to help alleviate the burden of student loan debt on teachers. Biden will make sure the program, which has been plagued with problems, “is fixed, simplified, and actually helps teachers.” In addition, Biden called for more robust spending on mental health services for students. The proposal seeks an unspecified “unprecedented investment” in school mental health professionals that would double the number of school psychologists, guidance counselors, nurses, social workers and other health professionals.
Biden also proposed allowing students to use Pell Grants to pay for college classes while they’re still in high school. The Obama administration began a pilot program for using Pell to cover the cost of those “dual enrollment” programs.Biden is the latest Democrat to offer a sweeping education proposal as candidates in the crowded 2020 presidential primary field eye the coveted endorsements of the nation’s teachers unions.
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ K-12 education plan focused on reversing racial and economic segregation and similarly
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