The Transition to Teaching grant is a US Federal program intended to attract and retain mid-career professionals into the field of
teaching
Teaching is the practice implemented by a ''teacher'' aimed at transmitting skills (knowledge, know-how, and interpersonal skills) to a learner, a student, or any other audience in the of an educational institution. Teaching is closely related ...
at "high need" schools.
Candidates are paid a
stipend
A stipend is a regular fixed sum of money paid for services or to defray expenses, such as for scholarship, internship, or apprenticeship. It is often distinct from an income or a salary because it does not necessarily represent payment for work pe ...
of
$1,000 per year for their first 2 years in order to ease the transition to the profession. During those two years, they are required to receive their teaching credential at their own expense. If they commit to a 3rd year, they receive an additional $3,000 stipend.
The program tends to benefit
Teach For America
Teach For America (TFA) is an American nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to "enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our nation's most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational excell ...
candidates. Sometimes while a new teacher completes the requirements for the grant, the school is reclassified as no longer a "high-need" school; in that case, the newly arrived teacher does not receive any of the money upon completion of the certification and 3rd year commitment.
[{{cite web , url=http://www2.ed.gov/programs/transitionteach/index.html , title=Transition to Teaching , publisher=US Department of Education , date=5 November 2010 , accessdate=March 6, 2012]
References
United States Department of Education