Troops to Teachers (TTT) was established in 1944 as a Department of Defense program.  Reflecting the focus of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the primary objective of TTT is to help recruit quality teachers for schools that serve students from low-income families throughout America.  Funding has been appropriated for FY2007 to provide financial assistance to eligible participants, provide placement assistance, referral services and maintain a network of state offices.  Financial assistance may be provided to eligible individuals as stipends up to $5K to help pay for teacher certification costs or as bonuses of $10K to teach in schools serving a high percentage of students from low-income families.  Ohio Department of Education is actively involved with recruiting VETs for the TTT program. To teach in Ohio, you will need to follow the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) standards for licensing and you have two options.  Either obtain a traditional teaching degree or pursue licensure through the state’s alternative educator licensing program.  The majority of the TTT participants opt for the alternative route.  For this route you need to have a baccalaureate degree or higher, 30 semester hours in the subject area that you are interested in teaching, complete six semester hours of professional education course work and pass the Praxis II subject area exam.  The Homepage for TTT is www.ProudToServeAgain.com  or contact Veronica Hampton, Ohio Program Manager at  e-mail:  veronica.Hampton@ode.state.oh.us or call: 614-466-4283 / 800-852-6064.