There is a shortage of teachers in some subject areas in Nebraska. This past week the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) received notification that the following endorsements have been officially designated by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) as teacher shortage areas for the 2009-2010 school year:
Agriculture
Art
English (Language Arts)
Foreign Languages
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Industrial Technology
Mathematics
Music
Sciences
Special Education
Speech Language Pathology
Nebraska teachers in these subject areas can qualify for some loan forgiveness on their student loans. I suggest any current or future college students going into teaching to utilize student loans, even if you don't need them. There are several opportunities for loan forgiveness available (for example, you can get anywhere from $5000-$7500 forgiven if you teach in a low income school for 5 years).
Where were these programs when I started teaching?
