I can not believe tbat as a teacher in a Title 1 school there are no
loan forgiveness programs to help teachers who have loans prior to
Ocotober 1998. Like many, I also received a "Rejection" letter from
the goverment on my application. I beleive that many voices can make a
difference. It is a shame that we are encouraged to work in hard to
staff schools in difficult areas and told that our loans would be
forgiven as part of working in these schools. However, when its time
to payout we are being rejected because we have prior loans. It is
amazing how that little "secret" is not revealed to us before hand. I
am interested in working on anything that would help us as teachers
receive some financial assistance with our student loans.

> Count me in on the grassroots effort. I recently found out
> that I also did not qualify for even the $5,000 loan forgiveness
> because I had loans totaling not even $6,000 prior to 1998. Even
> after being encouraged to apply and told that my loans would
> qualify. I went through the process only to find out my request
> was "Rejected". It infuriates me that while I have worked hard and
> made responsible choices to receive an education rather than to
> rely on someone else to support me, that I can't even qualify for
> just a little help that would help put me in a position to be able
> to have less debt. Heaven forbid if I could actually afford to buy
> a home too!
>
> On 12/29/08, Cassandra Robison wrote:
>> Fantastic idea. I'm in. Please contact me, and I will help you
>> with this plan. All teachers in America should qualify for
>> loan forgiveness, and now we have a progressive president who
>> may actually listen to this sound idea. Hope to hear from you
>> soon.
>>
>> Cassandra in Ocala FL
>>
>> On 11/13/08, Laura wrote:
>>> I am only now realizing the exact same thing. I teach math
>>> in a title 1 school that desperately needs math teachers.
>>> But because I had a loan before Oct 1998, I can't get
>>> forgiveness. It's awful!
>>>
>>> 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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