The Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) for Future Teachers K-12 is a state- funded competitive teacher incentive program administered by the California Student Aid Commission designed to encourage outstanding students to become teachers and serve in critical teacher shortage areas in California public elementary and secondary schools. For more information, please visit: http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=111
The Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education (G-APLE) is a state-funded competitive teacher incentive program administered by the Commission. It is designed to encourage individuals to complete their graduate education and serve as faculty at an accredited California college or university. For more information, please visit: http://www.csac.ca.gov/
Students are advised that on October 30, 2004, President Bush signed the "Taxpayer- Teacher Protection Act of 2004" that established provisions under which new Stafford Loan borrowers may qualify for teacher loan forgiveness of up to $17,500. The increased amount of teacher loan forgiveness is only available to an individual who had no outstanding balance of principal or interest owing on any loan made, insured or guaranteed under Title IV of the HEA prior to October 1, 1998 and has borrowed eligible loans prior to October 1, 2005. For more information, please visit the Department of Education's (DOE) website at http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/GEN0414.html
TEACH California provides students with the information you need in order to become a credentialed teacher in California. The following web site has been organized to answer your questions regarding the requirements for becoming a teacher, finding the right teacher preparation program, locating financial aid, checking out schools and school districts, and finding a job. In order to give you a sense of teachers' lives, the web site has included video interviews of teachers who work in different settings and samples of lesson plans. There is also a section in which different scenarios are described and you are asked, "What would you do in this situation?" You can then compare your answers to those provided by teachers! Please visit http://www.teachcalifornia.org/