Second on my list of possible places to relocate as an elementary teacher are Atlanta (Fulton or Paulding County, Las Vegas (Clark County, good pay/signing bonus) or Austin, Texas.  Any opinions are greatly appreciated!
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Pheonix (and all of Arizona) is one of the most rapidly growing parts of the country and so new schools are popping up all the time.  Arizona is also one of the most tight-fisted states and despite children and education often being used as a political footballs, it is generally poorly funded (ie: teacher salaries and supporting programs) compared to most states.  \n\nThe city is growing rapidly in area too (sprawl and transportation becoming real problems) with entire suburbs of 10,000+ houses being built from scratch almost overnight in areas that used to be deserts or rural farms.  This rapid building used to result in low home prices compared to most big cities, but housing prices have actually sky-rocketed the last couple years.  Good deals can still be found in the new pop-up developments out on the fringes of the city, but don't expect to find a decent family home in the more central areas for less than $200K.\n\nAs for the city itself... rapid growth has also led to mass-produced cookie-cutter approach to development where most of the stores and resturants are big chains and every corner and housing development looks the same.  Unlike the row houses of San Francisco or the all night diners of New York, Phoenix does not really have any style or local institutions that are uniquely its own... everything (including most of the population) came from somewhere else.  \n\nThe summers are very hot (110+), but not very humid, which makes it much more bearable than it sounds.  Winters are very mild and spring and fall are great.  While few people would consider Phoenix one of the great cities of the world, the rest of the state has some truely world-class beauty and historic/cultural treasures (Grand Canyon, Sedona, Lake Powell).
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I live in Springfield and I love it here. I have lived here in the area my whole life and wouldn't trade it for the world. I have traveled all over the country and visited other cities of similar size and I think Springfield is the best. The streets are easy to understand and get around on, the traffic is never that bad. The shopping is pretty decent here and if you want more then Branson is only half an hour away. Or drive to KC, it's only about 2.5 hours away. I don't know if you are familiar with the area but the weather is variable. One day its cold the next its super hot. But its kinda nice that way. We have 4 beautiful seasons and lots of outdoor activities here.  We have several colleges but the population is diverse, its not all kids. Restaurants here are good, lots of choices. Springfield is the birthplace of Cashew Chicken and I think we have like a couple hundred Chinese restaurants. There is one on about every corner.  =)  Springfield is also the home of Brad Pitt and his family if that interests you at all. Though he doesn't visit as much as he used to now that he is with Angelina. =)  If you have any more specific questions or are interested in a certain neighborhood I would be happy to give you my opinion if you send me a message. Hope you get to make the move here to Springfield I think you will like it!
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Generally speaking the further north and/or you go the better the salaries are. Some norhern states had signing bonuses almost double their annual salaries a few years back. It might be worth checking into. Also, a lot of northern states don't want to hire inexperience teachers (so I've heard), so if you have experience you might have a leg up.
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It's hard to generalize about Colorado because there is a big difference between the Denver metropolitan area and the more remote parts of the state.\nBeing a teacher in Denver is probably as stressful as in any large city.  Might be nice to teach in a ski resort town like Aspen, though!\nHere's a website for more information:\nhttps://gateway.cde.state.co.us/portal/page?_pageid=33,34440&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
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I agree..:) i live in NJ now.. in an area that my son goes to a blue ribbon school..:) but I am trying to move because of cost of living.. housing here is ridiculos now..you can't find a one family home in a decente neighborhood for less than 500,000...and the taxes are the equivalent of a high scale rent...:) so my advice is don't come..:) I am leaving..:)
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* Call your local public school headquarters, and ask if there is an "alternative certification" program where as long as you have a college degree, you can take classes/tests to get certified while you are already teaching and deduct the costs from your pay. If you teach a subject outside your credits, you may be required to earn additional course credits in that.\n* Also ask if there is another group that offers certification outside the school district.  In Houston it is called Region IV and\nit is better than the program offered by the public schools. Compare costs and requirements, and get recommendations from other teachers which one is better for your field of interest.\n* Can you contact Teach for America?  This nonprofit assigns college grads to teaching assignments to offset college loans.\n\nWhile you explore that, can you substitute teach? This may help you decide what subject, class size, demographics, etc. suit your teaching style, or which school administration you prefer.\n\nAs long as you have a college degree, you should be able to substitute teach or qualify for a program that will pay for your courses/certification out of your salary.  Good luck!
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Texas has the advantage of being without a state income tax. I hear housing prices are starting to get high there,however. Louisiana is a tad humid for me. I'm sure If you want some type of construction or post disaster work you'll find it there. It's still quite a mess down that way. don't know about Georgia. Sorry.
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Check with the New York Department of Education.  They have a web site you can go to.  You can also contact the city you are moving to.  Most School Districts now have web sites available.
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Hi Christina.  I am also looking at teaching jobs in other states.  Once you have researched the school district via website, learn all the application process from the human resources dept. and apply.  If you've applied online, you can still fax or send them a cover letter and resume.  Check out that state's Dept. of Education or state board of education for certification process.  If you are not certain you will move to that state, you should wait to file the certification papers; but if you have solid certification in your home state, you usually can be certified elsewhere and get a 1 yr. certificate until you take the required tests.  The only bummer now is that some schools won't even consider you because you don't have their state certification right now and it will take 3 or more months to get it.  If there are many available candidates, you have to try to sell yourself above the others.  Will you be able to visit that state?  You could set up a few dates about 2 weeks in the future and write or call the schools to let them know you will be available to interview on those dates.\nAlso be sure to research the state "mastery" or no child left behind assessment that state uses to show you know the objectives and can teach to prepare kids for those tests.\nGood luck!\nMJ
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I have taught in New Orleans, Houston, and Miami.\nI have also taught in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dubai, UAE, and more recently in Paris. I can say all of the jobs overseas were a JOY. The kids were totally calm, respectful, oh I could go on. But I have to love all my students, no matter how much they can make me climb a wall!
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I work as a sub in Ohio, and even though there are an over abudence of teachers here it's still easy to pretty much get as many days as you want.  The secret is to sign up at like two or three school districts and not restrict yourself to just your subject area and grade.  I'm a 7-12 English teacher, but I've subbed all subjects and everything from grades 4-12.  Don't limit yourself.  And try to get into school districts that use an internet based call off system.  That way you can check for things on the internet and through a phone call. Super easy.  Happy job hunting.
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I can't really understand your question as you have apparently left some words out.  But in the US there are many unfilled public school teaching positions.  So a certified teacher should have no problem finding a position, especially in larger cities...the problem comes in on trying to live on the meager wages offered.
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Hi there, I am from Europe,I was a teacher of English as a foreign language in the Czech Republic. Now I teach English here in the USA. Comparing CZ with US brings up many differences and also many simmilarities. As far as finances, US is incomparable. I used to make $200 biweekly in the CZ, now with the same amount of experience I bring home $1500 (both net). As far as students, kids in Europe are so much different and much more appreciative. I was wondering why, there are many factors influencing it. E.g. kids don't get things, toys,junk anytime they wish to, kids have to earn money themselves to get what they want, they spend more time with families, more time outside and more time with the books...lots of them were brought up without TV, without DVD, CD, VCR....they learned to entertain themselves by playing the musical instruments or playing outside games. Mentality of these children is so much different. Also partents have more respect, you cannot put your kid in front of TV, next to the PS2 and 2 pop corn bags and expect miracles...WHy do I teach here? Well, I am an optimist, I still believe that I can change at least some of them, influence their lives and enrich their thinking....who knows, they might do the same in future for other kids...If I had the power to "save" at least one kid in my educational career, I could say I was a successfull teacher. Hopefully there are more than one though....:) I don't have behavior problems, although I teach in Abbott district, belive or not, love, understanding, humor, motivation and optimism will always do!
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This link should help... if this doesn't... go to google.com and type in education job listing...should pull up quite a few links.
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Atlanta is a hot market.\n\nIf you are interested in employment with a non-profit organizations check these guys out:\n\nhttp://www.opportunityknocks.org\n\nThey are based in Atlanta and are in business of placing people for non-profits. Most likely they have some answers for you. Post your resume see what you get...
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I tried to find some good global comparisons.  What you can make somewhere else has a lot to do with what you do.\nSo, one of the easier ways to do it is through salary comparisons based on global location.  I've tried to put some reference material for you to look at.  It's important to have a base, so the salary chart for teachers is the place to start.  Then try and go comparisons from there.\n\nHere's an example from Greece (it's near Italy and part of the EU like Italy).  I did a convert from Euro to Dollars and reduced by the 15% and came up with $8.50 per hour.  In this case, they also provide housing.  \nJust a reference;  \nhttp://www.anglo-hellenic.com/teachers/remuneration.htm\n\nHere's a link for High School Teachers in the US:\nhttp://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=High_School_Teacher/Salary/show_all\n\nHere's elementary teachers in the US:\nhttp://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Elementary_School_Teacher/Salary/show_all\n\nUnrelated:  Interesting link on teaching in Italian Public Schools\nhttp://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0409/teaching_english_in_italy_public_school.shtml\n\nAnd another really good article on teaching in Italy, including tutoring rates:\nhttp://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0501/finding_work_teaching_english_in_italy.shtml\n\nThis looks like an excellent resource to find update on the market and jobs:\nhttp://www.teachitaly.com/\nhttp://www.teachitaly.com/joblist.htm - joblist but no salary :(\n\nSorry I couldn't find any listings that have positions with Salaries. \n\nHope some of this help.\n\nTake Care,\n\nTBG
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I don't know if this will help or not but I hope it does.  About 36 or 37 years ago my aunt graduated from college with a degree in teaching.  At that time so did about 50,000 other students in the state she lived in and hundreds of thousands of others accross the country.  Consequently, the job market for teachers went from being wide open to nonexistent and she and many others like her couldn't find jobs.  So she took a job at a local factory and hoped for the best.  One Sunday after church she was reading the paper and saw an ad for teachers needed in Australia and a number to contact if you were interested.  So she discussed it over with her father (my grandfather) and concluded she had nothing to loose so she called the number.    The agreement was this.  She moves to Australia for 730 days (two years) and teaches.  In exchange they paid her an excellent wage TAX FREE, and she got ALL medical, dental, and optical that she needed for FREE while there.  Here was the catch. If she stayed more than 730 days for any reason she had to pay back all the medical, dental and optical bills and the back taxes.  It was kind of a long process but she got the job and moved to Australia.  It was unconditionally one of the best experiences of her life and the bigining of many more teaching abroad.  She loved Australia so much that she stayed until the absolute last moment of day 730.\n\nThis web site might help http://www.immi.gov.au it it the Australian Government web site for immigration and multi cultural affairs.