{"id":21583,"date":"2021-12-16T18:28:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/16\/troops-to-teachers-program-to-restart-under-just-passed-defense-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:00:08","slug":"troops-to-teachers-program-to-restart-under-just-passed-defense-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2021\/12\/16\/troops-to-teachers-program-to-restart-under-just-passed-defense-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops to Teachers program to restart under just-passed defense bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Defense Department will be required to restart its Troops to Teachers<\/a> program next year thanks to language included in the annual defense authorization bill<\/a> finalized by Congress earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 28-year-old program<\/a> had been shut down by defense officials earlier this fall as part of department planning in post-military transition efforts. The final financial payouts for individuals completing degrees under the program were scheduled to end next May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that decision drew objections from a number of outside veterans groups who called the Troops to Teachers program an important resource for service members looking at education jobs after their service.<\/p>\n\n\n\t