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Board approves plan to submit $7.5M loan-repayment program to Department of Higher Education for administration
Summary
The board agreed to submit a student loan repayment program for early childhood educators to the Department of Higher Education; the $7.5 million program gives priority to educators with at least five years of service and requires a one-year post-award work commitment in EEC-licensed or -funded programs.
The Board of Early Education and Care voted to authorize the department to submit its proposal for an Early Childhood Educator Student Loan Repayment Program to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (DHE) for administration.
Commissioner and staff described that the FY25 enacted budget provided $15 million for early education workforce supports; the department has allocated $7.5 million for scholarships and $7.5 million for the loan-repayment program. Jocelyn Bowne…
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