15 Unique Approaches To Pay Off Your Student Loan Debt Fast Photo credit: CC license by Simon Cunningham 4. Pursue teacher loan forgiveness You don’t necessarily have to take part in the official Teach For American program to score loan forgiveness. If you have debt remaining from a Perkins loan and are willing to teach in an underprivileged district, you may qualify for a similar loan forgiveness program. Prev4 of 16Next Facebook Comments comments