Findings from WalletHub.com
Education jobs are some of the lowest-paying occupations that require a bachelor?s degree, and their salaries consistently fail to keep up with inflation. {{more:Read more …}} Meanwhile, the law demands better student performance without providing educators much guidance or incentive to improve their own effectiveness in the classroom.1/5th never make it past the first year …
Consequently, the job pressures, low pay and lack of mobility force many teachers to quit soon after they start, leading to a perpetual attrition problem in America?s public schools. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about a fifth of all newly minted public-school teachers leave their positions before the end of their first year ? nearly half of them never last more than five.
who ranks at the top and the bottom …
Top ten states:
#1 New Jersey, #2 Massachusetts, #3 Illinois, #4 Minnesota, #5 Wyoming, #6 Virginia, #7 New York, #8 Texas, #9 Utah and #10 Connecticut.
Bottom ten states:
#41 New Mexico, #42 Rhode Island, #43 South Carolina, #44 North Carolina, #45 Maine, #46 South Dakota, #47 Mississippi, #48 Oregon, #49 Arizona, #50 West Virgina and #51 Hawaii.
The rankings are based on a number of criteria including the average starting salary, the median annual salary, the rankings of the school systems in a state (WalletHub), overall school safety and the 10-year change in teacher salaries.
how does Texas rank in these areas …
Teacher-Friendliness of Texas (1=Best; 25=Avg.)
- 3th ? Average Starting Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 14th ? Median Annual Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 21st ? WalletHub ?School Systems? Ranking
- 30th ? School Safety
- 13th ? 10-Year Change in Teacher Salaries
Read more at Best
and Worst States for Teachers
