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Wayne County teacher among those paying for federal program’s mistakes

By CAITY COYNE

Charleston Gazette-Mail

Taylor Justice, a third grade teacher at Ceredo-Kenova Elementary, works on paperwork for her federal TEACH grant. After a mistake in paperwork, Justice owes more than double in loans than she would have without receiving the grants.
(Gazette-Mail photo by Kenny Kemp)

KENOVA, W.Va.  When Taylor Justice graduated from Marshall University in 2014, she felt relieved to start her teaching career almost debt-free.

Scholarships covered most of the tuition for her undergraduate degree. Money was tight, but manageable.

Still, financial help was always welcome. Early into college, Justice heard about a grant program through the U.S. Department of Education that awarded students up to $4,000 annually if they committed to working in high-need fields in low-income areas for four years after graduation — the TEACH grant.

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