Up to $17,500 in student loan forgiveness is available to certain full-time secondary school teachers of mathematics or science who are considered to be a highly qualified teacher as defined under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

           Up to $17,500 in student loan forgiveness is also available to certain highly qualified full-time elementary and secondary school special education teachers whose primary responsibility is to provide special education to children with disabilities.  To qualify, a special education teacher must be teaching children with disabilties that correspond to the teacher's special education training and must have demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in the content areas of the elementary or secondary school curriculum in which he or she is teaching.

            Up to $5,000 in student loan forgiveness is available to certain other full-time primary and secondary school teachers.  To qualify , you must have been employed as a full-time teacher for five consecutive complete academic years in an elementary or secondary school that has been designated as a low-income school by the U.S. Department of Education. 

More information on loan forgiveness is available.
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Low-Income School Search