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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