Want to be a math teacher- need help with paying for college! PLEASE HELP!!

Question

Several people have told me there might be a way to work something with my local school district where they will pay for my college. I'm not sure if this is true, and I just don't know where to begin. I have a loan now to pay for my community college classes, but once I hit a 4 year institute and have to stay until I get my masters, I'm not sure I will be able to afford having that loan behind me. ANY suggestions would be appreciated! I have been to most of the scholarship web pages, but most of them do not help me- evidently my parents make too much money despite the fact they have nothing to show for it. Thanks so much for any suggestions you may have!

Answer 1

Good news!

Brand new this year is the federal government's "TEACH" Grant Program, which stands for Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education.

The TEACH program provides up to $4000 a year in assistance to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low income families.

If you apply for grant funds from this program, you must accept the OBLIGATION to work for at least FOUR years (which must occur within your first eight years after graduation) as a full-time teacher in a school on the government's list of qualifying schools. If you are curious to see the schools in your community that are on this list, you can click here: https://www.tcli.ed.gov/CBSWebApp/tcli/T...

I'm attaching a link to the Department of Education website that describes the TEACH grant program. I hope this helps you.

The best part about this program? It's not based on financial need - just your willingness to pitch in and apply your training and education in particular high need schools around the country.

As for a local school system paying for you to go to school? Schools systems don't do this as a general rule, but who knows? Some school systems are having such a difficult time attracting qualified teachers that a system here or there might be making such an incredible offer. You would have to do your own research, depending in the parts of the country that you hoped to work in. I think it's pretty safe to assume that the most desirable and highest-paying schools and school systems don't need to bribe teachers to apply - if you find programs like these, they would also be in districts that provide services to low income families, whether in rural communities or inner cities.

I hope that helped. Good luck to you!