Best States for Teachers 2023

I’ve been retired almost 12 years and I got a letter from my old district asking me to come back at the top of the pay scale, a renewed certificate, and without the usual probationary periods. They are definitely hurting for anyone to come in and teach, and before long the only requirement to teach in Florida will be a high school degree or its equivalent, not under house arrest, and willingness to carry a firearm.

 

Are you tempted to return to the trenches?

 

Not in Florida. In Florida they don’t want teachers, they want assembly line workers that ignore the needs of the individual students.

 

The dude you’re quibbling with is a straight up democrat.
You don’t pay attention.

 

Thank you Jesus!

 

I don’t say remotely the same things as you do, and I don’t care if you laugh. And I’m not lecturing you, I’m trying to tell you how to have at least a shred of credibility instead of using broad based generalities.

 

Sure, why not? I know of $130 billion right off the top that could be thrown at the debt. I'm all for reduction in government spending. All areas can be looked at. Starting at national defense seems like a slanted perspective. Gotta have a pretty good military to back an economic power like the United States, but sure, cuts can be made there as well.

 

Do you think the score for academic work environment has changed in the past 18 months?

 

I wouldn’t say enough to make Florida go from one of the top 10 best to the absolute worst.

 

Lots of other criteria in that list heavily impacted by the wet blanket desi has hung over the job. Teacher turnover, average experience etc all being heavily impacted

 

Teacher pay adjusted for cost of living, Florida is #49. MISSISSIPPI PAYS THEIR TEACHERS MORE THAN FLORIDA! You should be ashamed.

Which states pay teachers the most and least? - USAFacts

 

& that's despite Regulation Ron passing the HUGEST budget in Florida history!

 

Thats fair, i was being a bit broad.

 

I think this is the 3rd time recently you have had to be informed that the person disagreeing with you is not a right winger.

Your own side is trying to help you out and you dont even care.

You are so far in your narrow minded blue corner that you cant fathom anything else.

But sure, progress.

 

But, but, but Scholaroo says they are #50.......I'm sorry folks, I just can't stop laughing at that name Scholaroo.

 

Its a goofy name but i think when looking at other things there that it seems to be a pretty informational site.

The issue is like I said above, all studies and polls are only as good as the criteria.

Most have an agenda and will craft accurate data to fit their goal or just leave out important data that should have been considered, even if not intentionally.

 

I'm surprised to not see New Jersey in the top 10. Getting a job in a nice district is extremely difficult. And even the poor urban districts pay very well and are well funded.

 

Florida teacher shortage one of the worst in the country as new school year starts (fox13news.com)

TAMPA, Fla. - With the first day of the new school year approaching, Florida is facing one of the country's worst teacher shortages, the state's largest teachers union said Wednesday.

Andrew Spar, President of the Florida Education Association, said there are roughly 8,000 teachers and 6,000 support staff vacancies across the state.

Spar blames the political climate for causing classroom controversies and low salaries, with Florida ranking 48th in the nation in average teacher pay.

"Florida is dealing with, if not the worst, one of the worst teacher shortage situations in the nation," said Spar. "While beginning teacher pay has improved significantly over the last few years, you can't bring people in and not continue to allow for growth in pay because they will leave. And that's what we're seeing. When you see people who have been working in districts for 15 or 20 years making a little bit more or the same as someone just coming in the door, they tend to dislike that and leave the profession."

 

St Johns county is one of the best districts in the state. Pre-covid they usually had about two dozen teaching positions still open at the end of the summer. Right now they have 287 open teaching positions. And teachers have already reported back to school.