How to use this toolkit
- Learn about student debt and options for cancellation and relief.
- Share our conversation starters to help potential and existing members understand NEA's student debt supports.
- Use prompts to schedule follow up conversations that deepen relationships and connections.
Understanding Student Debt
Fixing the student debt crisis makes our public schools stronger.
The victories around Public Service Loan Forgiveness and student debt cancellation is an excellent example of the power of our union and how educators uniting together can benefit the lives of many.
NEA has developed tools for educators to make the most of Public Service Loan Forgiveness and advocate for further student debt cancellation.
Spread the Word
Share These Messages
Hi <FIRSTNAME>! Want to tackle student debt but aren’t sure where to start? Text STUDENTDEBT to 48744 to get connected with the resources that are right for you.
Hi <FIRSTNAME>,
It’s <YOURNAME> from <AFFILIATENAME>! It was great meeting you at <EVENTNAME>.
Everyone—no matter where they are from or how much is in their bank account—deserves to learn and grow without limits. That’s why tens of thousands of educators took action over the past few months to make sure our higher education system works for students, not for bankers and their profits.
10 years of public service equals no student debt. That is the promise. And we will not stop until that promise is kept to everyone. Take these three steps to ensure you get the support you deserve:
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Get free 1:1 support from the NEA Student Debt Navigator (Not a member of NEA, join today to get this benefit!)
Our victories around student debt show the power educators can have when we come together. But we still have more to accomplish. I’d love to chat with you about our union’s work. Do you have time in the next few weeks?
In solidarity,
<YOUR NAME>
P.S. Pass it on! Share these resources with a friend or colleague.
Student Debt Graphics
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Social Media Messages
In the last year, educators have gotten over $1 million dollars in student debt cancellation. Learn how: <LINK>
10 years of public service equals no student debt. Congress made that promise to educators in 2007. And we will not stop until that promise is kept to everyone. Check out the link in bio to find the tools you need to #CancelStudentDebt.
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550,000 public service workers are now closer to the cancellation they were promised. What this means for you: <LINK> #CancelStudentDebt
Expert Webinars
Almost half of all current educators have had to take on student debt to enter the profession. This reality keeps too many talented young people out of the profession and pushes out those who do enter it.
We believe that every educator should be able to afford to learn without limits, and without a lifelong burden of student debt. That's why NEA’s student debt experts have created tools designed to help educators through the complicated student debt system, including webinars explaining opportunities for relief.
Find past webinar recordings here:
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