Well...how about this for a kicker. I'm in the same boat as you but I
consolidated my loans. Because of the consolidation, I don't qualify
either. The excuse? DOE claims to be unable to distinguish between any
loans for any "teaching" related classes vs other classes I may have
taken. Also, the time frame cutoff date is their other excuse. Incredibly
frustrating. Oh yeah, I've been teaching in low income schools for 18
years.

On 1/01/08, GA Teacher wrote:
> I have been frustrated also and have tried to find information on how
> to receive the student loan forgiveness when I found your comments. It
> is rediculous that we are unable to receive the student forgiveness
> loan because we attended and obtained loans before October 1, 1998. I,
> too, received loans beginning in Winter of '96 until I graduated in
> 2001. How can we get this unfair law changed? Your posts have helped
> me to realize that I'm not the only frustrated teacher. Thanks for
> allowing me to vent.
>
>
> On 11/02/07, meredith fries-isaac wrote:
>> On 10/23/07, FB wrote:
>>> The REAL problem with the student loan forgiveness program is this-
>>> -
>>>
>>> Richer folks are having their loans forgiven while poorer folks
>>> aren't.
>>>
>>> Example: I took out my first loan in 1997. Okay, so it's a year
>>> to early. This SHOULDN'T be a big deal.
>>>
>>> BUUUUUUT.... many friends of mine had their parents pay for the
>>> first 2, 3, or 4 years of college. So these people took out loans
>>> later... some of them took out loans only for their masters degree.
>>>
>>> So even though these people started college at the SAME TIME I
>>> did, their loans are being forgiven and mine are not.
>>>
>>> Moral of the story: If your parents are rich enough to pay for
>>> part of your college, you'll have your loans forgiven. If you had
>>> to take out loans from the start (like I did), you're not eligible.
>>>
>>> Now, don't get me wrong-- I am not ranting against friends whose
>>> parents could help them out. I think it's great for them. But
>>> the government set up the program without thinking of how they
>>> could benefit people who truly need it.
>>>
>>> I did some research-- from what I could find, Senator Graham in
>>> South Carolina is the person who introduced the loan forgiveness
>>> bill to congress several years back. I wrote him an email--- and
>>> I got a reply that said he only reads and responds to emails from
>>> SOuth Carolinians. Grrr...
>>>
>>> Okay... so that's my take on the whole loan forgiveness thing.
>>>
>>> - FB
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 10/19/07, Julie M. wrote:
>>>> I also found out what a bunch of horse pucky the whole teacher
>>>> loan forgiveness program is. My first loan funded in August of
>>>> 1998, becaused the semester started in August. So of course it
>>>> is before the October 7, 1998 cutoff. Now isn't that just
>>>> convenient. I don't know what we can do about this kind of
>>>> crap. I wrote to my state senator and was told, sorry, we
>>>> didn't make the rule. There should be some way we could ban
>>>> together and fight this!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/20/07, Susan Stumm wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/09/07, ncm wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/05/06, Douglas Freiwald wrote:
>>>>>>> What a sham!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can't believe I would get anything from the federal
>>>>>>> government. I applied for the student loan forgiveness
>>>>>>> program after teaching in Title I school and I was turned
>>>>>>> down. I guess working and going to school(prior to 1998)
>>>>>>> and taking care of my wife and children was selfish of me.
>>>>>>> This is the second time the federal government has screwed
>>>>>>> me on traing programs with narrow minded legislation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> know what you mean. I got my sped degree between 1996-1998
>>>>>> and didn't qualify either. All my younger colleagues
>>>>>> qualified, yet I got screwed. Is there any way to petition
>>>>>> congress on a change?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been working in a Title 1 school since 1999. They say
>>>>> that I'm not elegible for any type of forgiveness because I
>>>>> didn't sign up with the Apple Program before I graduated. I
>>>>> was never informed of the program. What can I do? My loans
>>>>> have been acrruing interest for years!
>>
>> Well, folks,
>> I was talked into consolidating all of my student loans to have a
>> lower monthly payment. When I did, I was guaranteed to benefit from
>> the loan forgiveness program if I worked in a poverty level
>> district. I have been working for such a district for 12 years and
>> I haven't gotten one bit of help. Apparantly when I consolidated,
>> my loan was no longer considered a Perkins loan, so I didn't qualify
>> for the program. I decided not to pay my bills, which was a
>> mistake, and now my wages are being garnished to the point that I
>> can't afford to by groceries for my family!
>> Frustrated in NY!!!

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