The competition is fierce to hire the best and brightest teachers, and other states are raising teacher salaries and benefits significantly. Responding to recent studies projecting that the United States is going to have hire 2 million new teachers in the next decade, states are scrambling to keep abreast of need. Something akin to a bidding war is surfacing in the scramble for advantage. New York has proposed legislation that subsidizes tuition for college students who commit to teach in New York public schools. Baltimore is offering starting special education teachers the same salaries as teacher with four years experience, and reimbursement for moving expenses.
Teaching is a neat job.
People should go into it prepared to forego higher salaries. Shifting winds Some influential Republicans are quietly breaking ranks with the governor on this issue. It was my understanding when Amendment 23 passed that school boards would decide how funds in their districts would be spent. One size simply doesn't fit all. I'm a little concerned about this tendency to issue broad policy mandates from the Statehouse.