As Educators Across America Demand Better Pay and Greater Education Spending, Delaware Has a Novel Proposal: Money to Help Teachers With Their Student Loans

“In an attempt to recruit new teachers and keep educators like Slimbock in Delaware, a bill proposed in March would allow the state to pay up to $2,000 per year in loan forgiveness for up to five years for some teachers. To receive assistance under the proposed bill, teachers have to be rated ‘effective,’ which a majority of teachers typically are. The bill is aimed at those who teach in schools primarily serving low-income students or students learning English, special education teachers, and teachers who work in high-need subject areas, such as STEM and foreign languages. Delaware’s House education committee approved the bill, and it is currently awaiting a hearing in the appropriations committee.”