I'm with you Care 2. I started getting my loans in March of '98, so now
I'm ineligible. :/ ..for ALL my loans. I teach 8th grade science
inner-city, houston, going on year 7. I could use some relief lol

thanks

DM

On 1/03/09, Nora wrote:
> Please note that Nora did NOT post the 8/31/08 posting from hmmm.
>
> On 1/02/09, Nora wrote:
>> 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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