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State program offers up to $7,500 a year to licensed early-education staff; applicants must submit documentation by June 1, 2026 (slide ambiguity noted)
Summary
An informational session explained a new Massachusetts loan-repayment program for licensed early-childhood educators: up to $7,500 per year for qualifying federal or state education loans, eligibility tied to specific degrees and licensed program employment, and applications routed through the MassAid portal.
Saracian, a development specialist who led the session, outlined a new loan-reimbursement program intended for early-childhood educators working in licensed programs. She said the program will pay an annual reimbursement to borrowers with eligible federal or state student loans, up to $7,500 per recipient in a given year.
The presenter said applicants must already hold an associate or bachelor’s degree completed after July 1, 2013; master’s and doctoral degrees do not qualify. Eligible degrees are those connected to early-childhood education, social work, psychology or human services; general studies and many business or math degrees do not qualify for this program. Employment eligibility requires working in a program licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care…
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