HEA Title II Accountability Reports

• The Secretary's Fifth Annual Report on Teacher Quality: A Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom.
  PDF (1.6 MB) | MS Word (2.6 MB)

• The Secretary's Fourth Annual Report on Teacher Quality: A Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom.
  PDF (2.8 MB) | MS Word (1.8 MB)

• Meeting the Highly Qualified Teachers Challenge: The Secretary's Third Annual Report on Teacher Quality.

• Meeting the Highly Qualified Teachers Challenge: The Secretary's Second Annual Report on Teacher Quality. PDF (2.1 MB)

• The Secretary's First Annual Report on Teacher Quality. PDF (1.8 MB)

• State Reports.

TQE - Project Information

• Presentation on HEA Title II Accountability from the Project Directors' Meeting held December 5-6, 2006: MS PowerPoint (457K) | MS Word (1.29MB) | PDF (456K)

• Partnerships for Reform: Changing Teacher Preparation Through the Title II HEA Partnership Program: Final Report (2006) MS Word (2.08 MB) | PDF (1.01 MB)

• State Single Points of Contact

Scholarship Information

• Scholarship Terms and Conditions Form: MS Word (59K) | PDF (90K)

• Scholarship Terms and Conditions Addendum Form: MS Word (34K) | PDF (41K)

• Verification of Teaching Obligation Form: MS Word (55K) | PDF (63K)

Student Financial Aid Provisions - Higher Education Act

• Does the Higher Education Act provide loan forgiveness for teachers?

  Yes. The Higher Education Act now provides new loan forgiveness opportunities for some teachers who teach in high-need areas.

• Who is eligible for loan forgiveness, and how much can be forgiven?

  The new loan forgiveness opportunities will attract and reward those who teach where the need is greatest by forgiving up to $5,000 of student loans after a teacher teaches for five years in a low-income community.

  The loan forgiveness provisions apply only to new borrowers on or after October 1, 1998.

  Teachers who meet this requirement may obtain $5,000 of loan forgiveness after they have been employed for five consecutive years in a school that is qualified for Perkins loan cancellation. Secondary school teachers must teach in a subject area that is relevant to their major. Elementary school teachers must have knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the school's curriculum. Defaulted loans are not eligible for forgiveness (unless the borrower has made satisfactory repayment arrangements with the lender), and no payments will be refunded.

Additional Resources

• Expectmore.gov
• Grants Management Training and Resources - online grantee training and resources
• Department of Education's links to educational associations and organizations
• Department of Education's lesson ideas for improving student performance
• Department of Education Web site map - includes a number of resources for teachers
• National Council on Teacher Quality
• OPE - Applicant and Grantee Resources

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