This could be helpful.

I just read where Congress has passed legislation that greatly impacts student loan recipients. That would be me. ;-)

"The legislation, hammered out in a House-Senate conference committee this week, alters many of the ground rules for financing higher education, offering forgiveness on student loans to graduates who work for 10 years or more in public service professions like teaching, firefighting and the police, and limiting monthly payments on federally backed loans to 15 percent of the borrower’s discretionary income...." more

I am a teacher. This could really be beneficial to us. I have student loans that are pushing $50,000. (I have 2 degrees). I have been teaching for 6 years. Granted, I can't get the loan forgiveness for 4 more years, but in the mean time I can get my payments reduced. This really is huge for me. I hope that President Bush will sign it now. It may be one of the only good things he does while in office. LOL

Help a teacher?

I am setting up my new kindergarten room for this school year. I have never taught kindergarten before and I'm coming to realize how much stuff I need to make it a good class. Here is a list of things I really really need. If you have any of this stuff and you would like to donate it to a teacher in desperate need please let me know.

1. Large scrap of carpet for my reading/phonics center.
2. Children's play kitchen items
3. Dress up items
4. Puppets
5. Small table and chairs
6. Tennis balls for chair legs (so there is no horrible screeching when the kids push their chairs back)
7. Bean bags
8. Any item you think would be helpful in a kindergarten classroom

I would greatly appreciate any donated items.