Educational Improvement and Assistance
Teacher Loan Cancellation
Cancellation/Deferment Options for Teachers
Teachers serving in a low-income school or subject-matter shortage area may be able to have their student loans cancelled or deferred.
For further information about Cancellation/Deferment Options for Teachers, visit the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Website at http://studentaid.ed.gov.
The Federal Student Aid Information Center may be contacted toll free at:
- 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)
- 1-800-730-8913 (TTY for the hearing-impaired)
The Federal Student Aid Information Center may also be contacted by e-mail through an online form.
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Application Form
The required application form can be downloaded by using the following link:
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Teacher Cancellation Low-Income Directory
Teachers who taught in a school serving students from low-income families may be eligible for loan cancellation. To be considered a "low-income school," the school must be in a school district that qualified for federal funds in the year for which the cancellation is sought. Also, more than 30 percent of the school's enrollment must be made up of children from low-income families.
The Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory is an online database which can be used to identify elementary and secondary schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families.
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Teaching in a Designated Subject Shortage Area
Full-time teachers who taught in designated subject shortage areas may qualify for loan cancellation. Shortage areas are determined annually in each state by the state education agency. The designated subject shortage areas for Louisiana are listed below.
Note: Full-time teachers of science, mathematics, foreign language or bilingual education may qualify for loan cancellation even if these subjects are not listed below.
Louisiana's Designated Subject Shortage Areas
1990-1991 through 1992-1993
- Special Education (K-12)--Cross-Categorized
- Specific Learning Disabled
- Speech/Language Impaired
1993-1994 and 1994-1995
- Learning Disabilities (K-12)
- Mild/Moderate/Severe/Profound Disabilities (K-12)
- Speech/Language (K-12)
1995-1996
- Special Education for Children and Youth with Disabilities (birth to 22 years)
1996-1997
- Elementary Education (1-8)
- Kindergarten/Early Childhood (Pre-K - 4 years)
- Math (7-12)
- Science (7-12)
- Special Education (birth to 22 years)
1997-1998 and 1998-1999
- Elementary Education
- Kindergarten/Early Childhood
- Math
- Science
- Special Education
1999-2000 thru 2001-2002
- Elementary Education
- Kindergarten/Early Childhood
- Mathematics
- Science
- Special Education (all areas)
2002-2003 and 2003-2004
- Early Childhood
- Elementary Education
- Mathematics
- Science
- Special Education (classroom teachers only)
2004-2005 through 2008-2009
- Arts
- Early Childhood
- Elementary Education
- English (middle and secondary)
- Foreign Language (middle and secondary)
- Mathematics (middle and secondary)
- Science (middle and secondary)
- Social Studies (middle and secondary)
- Special Education (classroom teachers only)
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