This webinar, hosted by the Office of Early Childhood Development, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and the U.S. Department of Education (ED), will highlight flexibilities offered through the Limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver and the ways in which the early care and education (ECE) workforce can take advantage of this time-limited opportunity. More information about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program can be found on the Federal Student Aid webpage. Speakers will provide an overview of the Limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver and will discuss:
Qualifying and applying for loan forgiveness
Accessing the resources and technical assistance available
Responding to frequently asked questions from the ECE field.
This webinar will benefit anyone in the ECE workforce with Federal student loans and/or administrators who want to support their ECE staff, including those working in Head Start and Early Head Start programs and in other ECE settings.
The speakers will include:
Katie Hamm, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, ACF, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Katherine Neas, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, ED
Ashley Harrington, Senior Advisor, Office of Federal Student Aid, ED.