Newly hired teachers and school clinicians in certain shortage areas in select districts may be eligible for the Department of Education Loan Forgiveness Program for their student loans. Your DOE hire date must be between Sept. 3 and Nov. 15 of the current school year. Eligible loans include Perkins and Stafford loans. After six years of satisfactory service, you can be awarded as much as $24,000. Applications for this year are due by Nov. 15, 2019.
For more information, such as subject area eligibility, district restrictions, and other requirements, see the DOE's Loan Forgiveness Handout. Use this online form to apply. If you have any questions, email uftdoeloanforgiveness [at] uft [dot] org (uftdoeloanforgiveness[at]uft[dot]org).