The Nebraska Department of Education has received notification that the following endorsement areas have been designated by the U.S. Department of Education as teacher shortage areas in Nebraska for the 2010-2011 school year:
Art
Business Education
ESL/ELL
Family and Consumer Science
Foreign Languages
Industrial Technology Education
Language Arts
Mathematics
Natural Science
Special Education
Speech-Language Pathology
Teachers currently teaching in these areas can qualify for student loan forgiveness or payment deferment depending on the type of loan they received.