About 60% of teachers repaying student loans report high or very high loan-related stress, which is correlated with overall job-related stress¶
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q3 i? About 60% of teachers who owe some or all of their student loans reported high or very high loan-related stress; only about 14% reported low or very low stress. → García 2023
q3 i? Teachers with high or very high loan-related stress more often reported feeling stressed and disappointed with their jobs than less loan-stressed teachers. → García 2023 (2)
Evidence¶
García 2023¶
García, E., Wei, W., Patrick, S. K., Leung-Gagné, M., & DiNapoli, M. A., Jr. (2023). In debt: Student loan burdens among teachers. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/497.986
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NTPS 2020–21 stress item asked of teachers owing some or all of their loans (Figure 9): "about 60% of teachers who owe some or all of their student loans reported feeling highly or very highly stressed about them."
"about 60% of teachers who owe some or all of their student loans reported feeling highly or very highly stressed about them. Only about 14% of teachers who are repaying their loans noted that their loan-related stress levels were low or very low, whereas 26.1% reported a moderate loan-related stress level."
García 2023 (2)¶
García, E., Wei, W., Patrick, S. K., Leung-Gagné, M., & DiNapoli, M. A., Jr. (2023). In debt: Student loan burdens among teachers. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/497.986
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The report describes a correlation between loan-related and job-related stress: "Larger shares of teachers who indicated high or very high levels of loan-related stress reported feeling stressed and disappointed with their jobs" than less loan-stressed teachers.
"Larger shares of teachers who indicated high or very high levels of loan-related stress reported feeling stressed and disappointed with their jobs, compared to teachers who felt less stressed by loans."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- IDR enrollees report worse mental health and financial stress from loans than repaying borrowers not enrolled in IDR — related
- Black teachers were more likely than other teachers to have borrowed for their education and to report high stress from student loan debt — related
- Black teachers have the highest borrowing and repayment rates of all subgroups studied, with 31.4% still owing their entire balance — nearly 3 times the share of all teachers — related
- Over a third (36.7%) of borrowing teachers have worked multiple jobs because of student loans, and the share rises with monthly repayment amounts — related
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About 60% of teachers repaying student loans report high or very high loan-related stress, which is correlated with overall job-related stress |
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About 60% of teachers repaying student loans report high or very high loan-related stress, which is correlated with overall job-related stress |
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