Up to $7,500 in student loan repayment funds will be available to Massachusetts educators beginning on Aug. 23. The funding from the MTA initiative is provided by the state Office of Student Financial Assistance. Qualified applicants may apply annually for four years. The program is open to those who have worked for four years in a Massachusetts public school district as a teacher, paraprofessional or in any other position that requires a license/certification issued by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or other state agency.
The application process opens on August 23.