U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona is in Michigan Thursday as part of a campaign trip called The Back to School Bus Tour .
He will speak with educators in Grand Rapids on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
So far, the Biden-Harris Administration initiative has forgiven nearly $70B for over 946,000 borrowers serving in education roles.
Afterward, Secretary Cardona will head to East Lansing to tour a school taking a page from the trades; using an apprenticeship to recruit and train potential teachers before they commit to a degree.
Cardona will then be in Detroit for a town hall addressing the youth mental health crisis.
The Back to School Bus Tour is a week-long trip through Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, highlighting investments in public education initiated and promoted by the Biden-Harris Administration.