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

Re: student loan forgiveness
Posted by Melody Johnson on 2/22/08

    I sent a message to the person you recommended. The link you gave didn't
    work but I found a way. This link is
    http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
    FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham
    I sent the following message:
    I am a 44 year old woman. I work in an Alternative School for the school
    system. We have students that are kicked out of the regular schools for 6
    weeks up to a whole year because of something they did that was zero
    tolerance. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but it really upsets me that I
    can't get my student loans forgiven because I decided to start my education
    before October 1, 1998. I teach in the lowest paid district in the state of
    Tennessee. I am certified Special Ed certified, Regular Ed certified, and
    have a Master's Degree plus hours towards my doctorate. I have a brain
    tumor yet I drive 40 miles one way everyday because I love working with high-
    risk children. It is getting harder to work because of my low wages and my
    high medicals expenses. I don't want to quit. I meet all 3 of the
    requirements for the loan forgiveness but I had an existing loan (not in
    default) so I don't qualify. I have deferred my loans several times but that
    is only going to last for so long. We, as teachers, get paid a lot lower
    than someone else would go through as much college as we do. Can you help
    us?

    On 2/16/08, GA Teacher wrote:
    > http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?
    > lang=&member=SCSR&site=afsa
    >
    > We all need to inundate his email with our concerns, suggestions,
    >
    >
    > http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?
    > lang=&member=SCSR&site=afsa
    >
    > We all need to inundate Senator Graham of South Carolina with our concerns
    > and opinions. Here is some of my message that I sent:
    >
    > I applied for the Teacher Forgiveness Loan, as I was told by a customer
    > service person at Citibank that I should qualify. However, much to my
    > surprise, just because my first loans were before October of '98 I was not
    > eligible although I qualified in the other areas. As you can see, I will
    > definitely be paying back during my retirement years.
    > The above situation applies to many teachers throughout our nation.
    > The Teacher Forgiveness Loan should not single out a particular date. If
    > anything, it should have applied to the older loans. Most of us are in
    > this profession because we love children and we have a desire to make a
    > positive impact.
    > I believe you are in the position to help change the law to include
    > loans received before October '98. In a field where many teachers are
    > quitting due to the increasing stress, an undue burden could be alleviated
    > with the passing of a new Teacher Forgiveness Loan bill.
    > Please assist us in passing a new Teacher Forgiveness Loan law.
    >
    > I also sent a copy to my senator (and I let Graham know). If we all do
    > this then maybe someone will listen.
    >
    >
    >
    > On 2/09/08, Melody Johnson wrote:
    >> On 2/08/08, Julie M. wrote:
    >>> If anyone finds a way to get their loans forgiven, let us all know.
    >>> Hey, if anyone wants to start a grass roots effort I'm on board! I
    >>> work in a residential school for high risk juvenile offenders. I get
    >>> 12 paid holidays a year and work 12 months a year for less than
    >>> regular public school teachers. Don't get me wrong, I love my job,
    >>> but it really pisses me off that I can't get my student loans forgiven
    >>> because I decided to start my education before October 1, 1998.
    >> I understand. I teach in the lowest paid district in the state of
    >> Tennessee. I teach at an Alternative School and am certified Special
    >> Education...3 of the requirements but I had an existing loan (not in
    >> default) so I don't qualify. I can't understand your situation either.
    >> We all go through the same college requirements, teach in a
    >> unappreciated business, and work as hard or harder that anyone else that
    >> got their loans forgiven. PLUS, get paid a lot lower than someone else
    >> that would go through as much college as we do...Dr. Julie lol Sorry.
    >> Could help but think where we would be after 5-6 years of college in
    >> someother area. I went 7 years, got my Master's Degree, and was working
    >> on my EDS. Your right, we love the children. That is the only reason
    >> that we are doing what we are doing. Government should understand
    >> that. Yet, they keep laying it to us...NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. What
    >> about NO TEACHER LEFT APPRECIATED!!!


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