Beginning teachers borrow at much higher rates than experienced teachers, with about 65% of teachers in their first 10 years having ever borrowed versus 41.4% of those with more than 30 years¶
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q3 i? Student loan borrowing and repayment rates are higher for teachers with fewer years of experience, and this pattern holds regardless of degree attainment. → García 2023
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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 analysis by years of experience shows "around 65% of teachers in their first 10 years of teaching have ever borrowed" versus 41.4% of teachers with more than 30 years of experience. More than half of teachers with up to 10 years of experience are still repaying.
"around 65% of teachers in their first 10 years of teaching have ever borrowed for their education. In comparison, groups of teachers with more years of experience, who likely completed their teacher preparation earlier in time, borrowed at much lower rates (41.4% of teachers with more than 30 years of experience"
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 same NTPS analysis broken down by educational attainment (Figure 3) shows the experience gradient holds within degree levels: "almost two thirds of teachers with only a bachelor's degree and less than 6 years of experience took out student loans" versus about one third with more than 25 years.
"almost two thirds of teachers with only a bachelor's degree and less than 6 years of experience took out student loans, compared to about one third of those with more than 25 years of experience"
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Related Claims¶
- 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
- Black teachers were more likely than other teachers to have borrowed for their education and to report high stress from student loan debt — related
- Special education teachers are the most likely of all subject-area teachers to have borrowed (65.2%) and to owe their entire balance (15.4%) — related
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Beginning teachers borrow at much higher rates than experienced teachers, with about 65% of teachers in their first 10 years having ever borrowed versus 41.4% of those with more than 30 years |
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Beginning teachers borrow at much higher rates than experienced teachers, with about 65% of teachers in their first 10 years having ever borrowed versus 41.4% of those with more than 30 years |
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