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Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act

Introduced: February 5, 2003 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Mar 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional amounts of student loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain elementary and secondary school teachers. Directs the Secretary of Education, in making such additional repayments and cancellations, to give priority to teachers of: (1) special education; (2) children with disabilities; or (3) mathematics or science in local educational agencies that have failed to make progress toward meeting annual measurable objectives.
What's happening now March 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 647: Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-647/
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"H.R. 647: Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-647/.
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