This bill would let people in certain Fulbright teaching programs count their service toward federal student loan forgiveness for public service. Specifically, time spent in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program or the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program would be treated the same as working in a public service job for loan cancellation under the Higher Education Act.

In short, if you teach abroad through these Fulbright programs, that service could help you reach student loan forgiveness under the public service plan, just like other qualifying public service work.

• Who is affected: Participants in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange and Fulbright English Teaching Assistant programs.
• What changes: Their Fulbright service would count toward public service loan forgiveness requirements.
• Why it matters: More teachers and assistants doing international education work could get credit toward wiping out remaining federal student loan debt.