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Hot off the presses: the November Teachers.Net Gazette....

Re: student loan forgiveness
Posted by meredith fries-isaac on 11/02/07

    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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