Best States for Teachers 2023

gatordavisl · Jun 20, 2023

They appear to have a comprehensive set of criteria, though I'm not certain who is giving the scores. Unsurprisingly, FL did not rate very well. As a former school teacher in FL, this is very disappointing.

Best states for teachers 2023

In this Best States for Teachers ranking, the data set considers a depth of topics across 41 relevant metrics across 5 key dimensions: Career Accessibility, Salary & Compensation, Work Benefits, Work Environment, and Student Performance.

Orange_and_Bluke · Jun 20, 2023

Davis, you found this post in some blog.
Of course this is some bs politically motivated persons opinion about Florida…dead last?
You gotta do better my man.

Gator515151 · Jun 20, 2023

What the hell is Scholaroo?

citygator · Jun 20, 2023

Looks like Florida is ranked a little high at 50 to me. NC woefully underpays so it deserves its 46 ranking.

ThePlayer · Jun 20, 2023

Glad I was educated in a Virginia high school.
California may be good for teachers, but they're lousy for students.
49th in student safety and 36th in quality.

States Ranked by Education - 2023 Rankings | Scholaroo

citygator · Jun 20, 2023

ThePlayer said: ↑

Glad I was educated in a Virginia high school.

States Ranked by Education - 2023 Rankings | Scholaroo
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Me too.

UFLawyer · Jun 20, 2023

citygator said: ↑

Me too.
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Me two

Orange_and_Bluke · Jun 20, 2023

citygator said: ↑

Me too.
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You’re the guy who thinks studying micro aggressions is a good idea.
Seems it was more likely West Virginia Ed for you pal.

gatordavisl · Jun 20, 2023

Gator515151 said: ↑

What the hell is Scholaroo?
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Apparently it's an outfit that helps people locate scholarships.

College is hard – paying for it shouldn’t be
Scholaroo helps you find your dream scholarships with none of the hassle

gatordavisl · Jun 20, 2023

Orange_and_Bluke said: ↑

Davis, you found this post in some blog.
Of course this is some bs politically motivated persons opinion about Florida…dead last?
You gotta do better my man.
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It's not a post, bluke it's a website with rankings on best states for teachers. The organization has generated a number of rankings on different topics. You might find this one more favorable: Best States to Find a Job

If you think these rankings are bs and politically motivated, let's hear your rationale. I'm open to a discussion about the validity of the rankings. Let's hear it.

Gator515151 · Jun 20, 2023

I see these fools base their figures on things like average salary and average retirement....wonder if they took into consideration the cost of living in Cal and Washington.

Gator515151 · Jun 20, 2023

gatordavisl said: ↑

Apparently it's an outfit that helps people locate scholarships.

College is hard – paying for it shouldn’t be
Scholaroo helps you find your dream scholarships with none of the hassle
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As long as you are willing to take their word for it.

channingcrowderhungry · Jun 20, 2023

Orange_and_Bluke said: ↑

Davis, you found this post in some blog.
Of course this is some bs politically motivated persons opinion about Florida…dead last?
You gotta do better my man.
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Here's how they calculated it. Feel free to attack it instead of a poster. You gotta do better man

Career Accessibility

New Teacher Mentoring Program: Half Weight (1.50 points)
Note: This binary metric considers if the state requires induction and mentoring for teachers.
Performance Assessment Requirement: Half Weight (1.50 points)
Note: This metric considers if the state requires a performance assessment for new teachers.
Location Quotient: Regular Weight (3.00 points)
Note: This metric measures the concentration of jobs for postsecondary teachers.
Public School Enrollment Growth: Regular Weight (3.00 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage growth in 10 years of public school enrollment.
Basic Skill Test Requirement for New Teachers: Half Weight (1.50 points)
Note: This metric considers if the state requires a basic skill test for admission into teacher prep programs.
GPA Requirement for Admission into Prep Programs: Half Weight (1.50 points)
Note: This metric considers if the state requires GPA and its minimum for admission into teacher prep programs.
Job Availability: Regular Weight (3.00 points)
Note: This metric measures the teacher availability for teachers per capita.

Teacher Compensation

Average Salaries: Double Weight (7.14 points)
Note: This metric measures the average teacher salary.
Average Starting Salaries: Double Weight (7.14 points)
Note: This metric measures the average teacher salary per state.
Bonus for National Board Certification: Half Weight (1.92 points)
Note: This binary metric considers if the state provides additional pay to teachers who obtain the National Board Certification.
Educator Pay Gap: Regular Weight (3.85 points)
Note: This metric measures the educator pay gap of teachers compared to other professionals with the same education and years of experience.
10-Year Change in Teacher Salaries: Regular Weight (3.85 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage change of salaries between the 2009 and the 2019 academic years.

Teacher Benefits

Teacher Tenure: Half Weight (1.56 points)
Note: This metric measures the length of time before a teacher earns tenure.
Teacher Retirement Ratings: Double Weight (6.25 points)
Note: This metric measures the retirement plan ratings by Bellwether Education Partners.
Average Teacher Pension: Regular Weight (3.13 points)
Note: This metric measures the average teacher pension adjusted to the cost of living.
Teachers that qualify for a pension: Regular Weight (3.13 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers who qualify for a pension.
Social Security Participation: Half Weight (1.56 points)
Note: This binary metric considers if the state provides Social Security to retired teachers.
Portable Retirement Option: Half Weight (1.56 points)
Note: This binary metric considers if teachers have the ability to retain undiminished rights to retirement benefits when switching employers.
Teacher Contribution Rate: Regular Weight (3.13 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers’ salaries that goes into the pension fund annually.
Employer Contribution Rate: Regular Weight (3.13 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of what the state, school district, or both pay annually to the pension fund.
Vesting Period: Half Weight (1.56 points)
Note: This metric measures the number of years before a teacher becomes eligible to receive a pension.

Work Environment

Teacher Diversity: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers of color per state.
Diversity Teacher Encouragement: Half Weight (1.09 points)
Note: This binary metric considers the presence of prep programs to encourage diverse candidates into teacher preparation programs.
Planned Teacher Turnover: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers who plan to leave teaching.
Teacher/Student Ratio: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures the teacher/student ratios in public elementary and secondary schools.
Per-Pupil Spending Growth: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage change of annual per-pupil spending (Public Elementary-Secondary System Finances) in 10 years.
Per-pupil spending: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures the annual per-pupil spending in Public Elementary-Secondary School System Finances.
Student Behavior: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures bullying rates + the number of physical attacks (without a weapon) + weapon carrying rates.
Teachers with 5- years of Experience: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers with 5 or less years of experience.
Teachers with 20+ years of Experience
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers with 20 or more years of experience.
Administrative Support: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers who find their school administration’s behavior toward staff is supportive and encouraging.
Classroom Autonomy: Half Weight (1.09 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers who report having control in their classroom in areas of planning and teaching.
Collegiality Within School: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers who agree they worry about the security of their job because of the performance of their students or school.
Testing-Related Job Insecurity: Regular Weight (2.17 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of teachers who find their school administration’s behavior toward staff is supportive and encouraging.

Student Performance

High School Graduation Rate: Regular Weight (1.43 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of Public High School 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
High School Dropout Rate: Regular Weight (1.43 points)
Note: This metric measures the percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 to 24 years old (status dropout rate).
SAT Scores: Regular Weight (1.43 points)
Note: This metric measures the SAT mean scores of High School Seniors.
ACT Scores: Regular Weight (1.43 points)
Note: This metric measures the average ACT score (Composite score: English, Mathematics, Reading, Science scores) of Graduates.
Reading Test Scores: Regular Weight (1.43 points)
Note: This metric measures the Average Scale Scores between 4th and 8th Grade Reading scores.
Math Test Scores: Regular Weight (1.43 points)
Note: This metric measures the Average Scale Scores between 4th and 8th Grade Mathematics scores.
Student Safety: Regular Weight (1.43 points)
Note: This metric is based on the Student Safety ranking of Scholaroo’s “Best & Worst School Systems”.
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Orange_and_Bluke · Jun 20, 2023

gatordavisl said: ↑

It's not a post, bluke it's a website with rankings on best states for teachers. The organization has generated a number of rankings on different topics. You might find this one more favorable: Best States to Find a Job

If you think these rankings are bs and politically motivated, let's hear your rationale. I'm open to a discussion about the validity of the rankings. Let's hear it.
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It’s on you to show why this biased libbie knows anything about education across the entire country.
You found the site. And based on ranking Florida last, which we know is shit, I already know this info came from some libbies butthole.

gatordavisl · Jun 20, 2023

Gator515151 said: ↑

As long as you are willing to take their word for it.
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I don't tend to take things at face value, but have no reason to doubt the FL ranking, esp. given the recent oppressive policy-making. I was referred to this by one of my friends who is a career educator in S FL. If I were a new graduate seeking a teaching gig, FL would not be on the list of states where I would want to teach.

gatordavisl · Jun 20, 2023

Orange_and_Bluke said: ↑

It’s on you to show why this biased libbie knows anything about education across the entire country.
You found the site. And based on ranking Florida last, which we know is shit, I already know this info came from some libbies butthole.
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WRONG. You are doubting the rankings. That's on you, buzz. Now, critique it intelligently or get lost.

Orange_and_Bluke · Jun 20, 2023

gatordavisl said: ↑

I don't tend to take things at face value, but have no reason to doubt the FL ranking, esp. given the recent oppressive policy-making. I was referred to this by one of my friends who is a career educator in S FL. If I were a new graduate seeking a teaching gig, FL would not be on the list of states where I would want to teach.
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Any chance in hell this wasn’t written and researched by libbies?
LOL

Orange_and_Bluke · Jun 20, 2023

gatordavisl said: ↑

WRONG. You are doubting the rankings. That's on you, buzz. Now, critique it intelligently or get lost.
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It lacks any semblance of credibility by ranking our amazing state last.
It wreaks of liberal media hate and bias.

channingcrowderhungry · Jun 20, 2023

Orange_and_Bluke said: ↑

Any chance in hell this wasn’t written and researched by libbies?
LOL

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And I thought Democrats were the lazy ones. But here you are. "I don't like what this said. It's biased and Libbie" So lazy

Orange_and_Bluke · Jun 20, 2023

channingcrowderhungry said: ↑

And I thought Democrats were the lazy ones. But here you are. "I don't like what this said. It's biased and Libbie" So lazy
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I put more work searching for cool gifs than the libbies who obviously hate Florida did.
Do better Channing.

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