Legal Opinion
Cherry v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 25, 1994No. 54 M.D. Appeal Docket 1993PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This case presents a narrow issue of statutory construction pertaining to the Urban and Rural Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act. The question is whether the word “teacher” means teacher or whether it includes nurses, guidance counselors, and psychologists in addition to teachers, as it does in the School Code.
The Urban and Rural Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act, Act of 1988, Dec. 6, P.L. 1259, No. 155, 24 P.S. § 5191 et seq., authorizes the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) to forgive portions of student debt incurred by borrowers engaged in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Masland v. BachmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Wiley House v. ScanlonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Cherry v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance AgencyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
3Cited by17 opinions
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