Need Your Opinion for a Class of 2015 Valedictorian

[Periwinkle]

<p>As he knows he wants to teach math and/or Social Studies in high school in Iowa, it sounds as if he should apply for TEACH grants: <a href=“https://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/teach[/url]”>https://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/teach&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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The TEACH Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000 a year to students who are completing or plan to complete course work needed to begin a career in teaching.</p>

<p>As a condition for receiving a TEACH Grant, you must sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve in which you agree to (among other requirements) teach</p>

<p>in a high-need field
at an elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency that serves students from low-income families
for at least four complete academic years within eight years after completing (or ceasing enrollment in) the course of study for which you received the grant.
IMPORTANT: If you do not complete your service obligation, all TEACH Grant funds you received will be converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan. You must then repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education, with interest charged from the date the TEACH Grant was disbursed (paid to you or on your behalf).

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<p>When investigating colleges, he should enquire as to whether the college has designated the course of study “TEACH-grant-eligible.” Math has been declared an teacher shortage area for Iowa for 2014-2015: <a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.doc#_Toc223322520[/url]”>http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.doc#_Toc223322520&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;