I am just as frustrated. I DO qualify for the program, but am not
receiving the funds because of a simple glitch in the system. I
worked for 6 years in a charter school that was a 98% free and
reduced lunch school, but the Dept of Ed cannot list it as a title one
school for the year 2001 because it was not open in the year 2000.
My 6th year at this school was in the media center, which they don't
count as teaching. . . ironically, the reason for my loan was to get
my masters in this field. Needless to say, I'm still fighting the
fight to get what I believe is rightfully mine, or what was promised
to me. I don't understand why these banks promise and never follow
through. Is this what corporate America is all about? I guess
that's why we belong in an honest profession such as education.

On 2/08/09, Marie VanTassel wrote:
> On 8/29/08, kanwal lachhar wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> My loan is for the early childhood education. I finished my
>> master this year in child development and have a loan from
>> wells fargo bank.There are several programs for school teachers
>> for loan forgiveness but I did not find any particular for
>> child care .Why can't state have the same opportrunity for
>> preschool loans because preschool build the foundations for the
>> children to achieve success in their career.

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