FYI..There are forgiveness programs for medical professionals as
well.
FYI...Forgiveness Programs are available for medical professionals
as well.
On 8/31/08, hmmm wrote:
> i know in texas, you can get a certain amount of your loan
> forgiven if you teach at a title I school for a certain number
> of years.
>
> i'm kind of curious as to why, though, you think teachers should
> have their loans forgiven. i can see maybe if you are in a
> high need subject area and positions are hard to fill or you
> teach in a difficult environment (like inner city schools) where
> it's hard to retain teachers, but i don't get loan forgiveness
> for your regular teacher. that's just getting something for
> free. why should you get a free education?
>
> p.s. i come from a medical family, and none of their loans have
> ever been forgiven.
>
> On 8/29/08, kanwal lachhar wrote:
>> On 8/08/08, Yvonne wrote:
>>> I want to organize a grassroots effort that will help
>>> teachers get their loans forgiven. The United States
>>> Department of Education with the support of Congress will
>>> only forgive teachers loans after 1998, if they paid off
>>> all loans prior to October 1998. That means fellow
>>> teachers if you have loans after October 1998 you will not
>>> be allowed to get your loans forgiven. Many of you are
>>> very distressed by this finding. I am a teacher. I am a
>>> highly qualified teacher with a master's in special
>>> education. I have been teaching 15 years. Recently, I
>>> found out that I am not eligible for the government loan
>>> forgiveness program because I have loans before October
>>> 1998. I was shocked. I was told by the government and by
>>> the university that I went to that if I taught in a
>>> teacher shortage area my loans would be forgiven. So on
>>> that note, I am asking that you contact me here at Care 2.
>>> Let me know if you find yourself in this very devastating
>>> position. It's time to stand up and be counted. We want
>>> our loans forgiven. Congress forgives physicians loans and
>>> we teach doctors. We work hard. We are overworked,
>>> underpaid and unappreciated. Let’s tell congress just how
>>> we feel. After all we touch the future, we teach.
>

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