WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Supporting Providers of English Language Learning (SPELL) Act to address the national multilingual teacher shortage by increasing loan forgiveness for teachers of English learners (ELs). Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.-13) and Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.-07) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
Currently, if a highly-qualified teacher has been employed for five consecutive years in a low-income school, they are eligible for up to $5,000 of student loan forgiveness. Historically, math, s...