Teachers Struggle for Career Stability

“LAUSD posts most of their open positions on their own HR site and not EdJoin.”

“In Georgia, US you must complete student teaching and the GACE ( our version of the Praxis). You can do so through a Masters program in Education that includes student teaching or a certification only program that includes student teaching. There is no financial aid for certification only programs.”

“I moved from TX to CA since my sister was moving there and I could room with her until I found a job. With 2+ years experience my district was able to transfer my license pretty easily once I got all my paperwork from my previous districts in (I just had to take the CBEST because my Math SAT score sucked.) I was also lucky that they counted my year abroad!”

“Thats def alot. My job is $45 a paycheck for a family of 4. My husband has a federal job and it was similar to yours. $250-300 per paycheck (biweekly pay)”

“In California, teachers get vested after five years. You won’t get much with only five years, but you’ll get something.”

“I'm not even from California; I'm from Florida and our temporary certification process works the same way. You are found eligible, and then get the certificate when you are hired. And even here nobody is hiring music teachers on temp credentials; it's a very competitive position and they won't look at you for it without a music education degree, at least where I am.”

“You need to check your state licensing requirements. Every state is different.”

“I was wondering if anyone had any ideas in regards to what I could do while I am working on my teacher licensure. I have obtained a Bachelor's in Psychology have a ton of work experience in almost every field, but I want something preferably in a school. I've heard subbing might be a good idea, but what else could do to gain exposure? submitted by /u/Ambitious-Rooster25 [link] [comments]”

“I'm an experienced classroom STEM and Technology teacher eagerly seeking to leave the classroom setting. Ideally I want to get into curriculum development or professional development/coaching. I found a job listing for my dream job "STEM Instructional Coach" and was contacted for an interview. The district was deemed "chronically underperforming" in 2016 due to poor state assessment data and went into receivership through the state department of education in 2018. Would I”

“Recently considering moving to Florida and wanted to know the quickest way to become a teacher with no schooling besides high school? Would I have to go back to school to get my bachelor’s degree or are there certificate I can take instead? I am open to whatever route I can take, I’m just not sure how to go about it. submitted by /u/Saltylunarbunz [link] [comments]”

“Teacher credential is typically 1.5 years, or 3 semesters. But you have to do student teaching which is basically a 6 month unpaid internship during that time alongside classes”

“This will be my 31st year teaching elementary. This summer has felt so good on my nervous system, that I feel it's time to hang up the boots. I have 5 years left on my mortgage, but I've worked on my calculations and will be ok with my pension. I love a simple life and want to be able to enjoy my health while I still can. submitted by /u/Sensitive-Display800 [link] [comments]”

“Anyone work for a Stride virtual school? What has your experience been like? Positives/negatives? I’ve worked in the virtual education space for years and am considering a transition to a full-time role. submitted by /u/Upbeat_Conference522 [link] [comments]”

“I have been interested in teaching for some time now and I finally decided to enroll in an accelerated teaching certification program. I would like to start working as soon as I can and I have heard that some people have been hired without any experience or before obtaining a certification/license. If anyone has found an opportunity like this, how were you able to get the job? Did you start off as an assistant or a substitute? I would also like to know what would be the best way to go about this”

“Hi everyone! I’ve recently completed my Primary PGCE and have been awarded QTS! I’m looking to do supply work first before finding a permanent ECT role. I would love to know your experiences with agency supply work; what agency/agencies were you with and what was your experience like? How often did you receive work? I want to know the good, the bad and the ugly. I’m still looking to see which agency I should join so I would appreciate any insight into this before registering, especially as we co”

“Hi everyone! I'm hoping to tap into the experience of anyone who's moved back to a US classroom after living overseas. While abroad, I taught English locally and ran my own tutoring business for kids at the international school there. The Situation: Due to sudden change in family circumstances, I need to move back to the US as soon as possible. I'm open to relocating to any major city or urban center, but I can't make the move until I have a job offer, and my previous US teaching”

“Hi all! I was certified in Texas during the 2021–2022 school year and have now successfully completed five years teaching 8th grade ELA. I also earned a TIA Master Teacher designation during my third year. I’ve been interested in moving into leadership for a while, so I recently started an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership. My fiancé and I are discussing moving back home to Ohio, and I’m trying to figure out what that means for my career path. I have a few questions: I’m interested in instructiona”

“I saw that DC is in demand for math teachers and I just finished up a BS in Math and Statistics plus part of my MS and I honestly really want to apply. But I’m worried my lack of education + teaching background is going to make me un-hireable. Have any of you applied without teaching experienced and got a job? Any recommendations or steps you did that would help me? Thank you! submitted by /u/anonymousforareaz [link] [comments]”

“California teachers do! We def don’t get paid over summer, I won’t get a full check until September… but we travel somewhere every summer. Last year was international, this year domestic. For OP, teaching isn’t a cakewalk. Explore the salaries and union status of your area. I actually teach online at a unionized Charter, and I recommend it! You just need a high BS tolerance, but teaching in comfy clothes with your pets is fab. Take some time to observe classrooms in grades/ subjects you’re inter”

“I’m moving back to Ohio from Florida, and they make it so difficult to transfer your certificate. Can I ask how you accomplished this? I’m K-6 certified, and there doesn’t appear to be a way for me to transfer this particular cert to Ohio. It looks like alternate licensure is only for specific subject areas at the higher grade levels.”

“Not OP, but made the switch. I hated engineering. I have the mind for it, and it wasn't hard , it just wasn't stimulating enough. I was bored. I was able to get hired in a parapro role in gifted, then moved to my own full time classroom through CTE two years ago. I can't even describe how incredibly unhappy working in industry made me, I don't have words. I just hated it. I don't even care that my lifestyle is different than it could be, because my mental health is so much be”

“Start with an AA-T for transfer to a four year, finish, then complete a year of the credential program. I would find a job at a school to get the feel of if you want to be a teacher after seeing what happens in schools.”

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“I (37f) am trying to begin the process of changing careers. I’ve been working with young children (as a preschool teacher, care provider and nanny) for the past 20 years. I’m good at my job, but am really wanting to switch careers. To make decent money I will definitely need to go back to school, I’m thinking an associates degree at the most. I keep getting the question, what do you want to do? And I’m really struggling with thinking of it. I’m not entirely sure I want my next job to be a passio”

“Hi all, I'm currently seeking certification in grades 6-12 English education in the state of Florida. Due to life circumstances years ago I had to leave school, and upon returning I realized the best/only course to finish a bachelor's degree using Pell Grant funding would be a General Studies degree. I believe I am on track to meet the course requirements for the cert, but I have a few questions if anyone here could help. The requirements are as follows: "(2) Plan Two. A bachelor&#3”

“I’m a licensed educator from Arkansas and I’ve been considering reciprocating my license with other states to broaden my net while I look for teaching jobs. I plan on doing that with Missouri but I also want to look into West Virginia, as I not only love mountainous areas and places with a lot of history, I also am interested in living there mainly because of the fact it’s cheaper to buy a house there than in Arkansas. Especially specific houses I prefer which tend to be old houses with unique e”

“$25k is an entire salary for some. I'll only move from here if I were to get paid $30k more. But I guess that's the difference, I can live in rural and city but rather have more disposable income.”

“I have been teaching for 2 years social studies ICR special ed at 3 different schools. First year I covered a few long term leaves, last year had a full year position but was RIFed. My girlfriend is elementary ed and hasn’t been able to find anything in the past 2 years. We have collectively applied to almost every job it seems but still can’t find permanent employment. Is there anywhere on the east coast that needs teachers we could get jobs relatively quickly. We have enough saved to move &#32”

“I (37f) am trying to begin the process of changing careers. I’ve been working with young children (as a preschool teacher, care provider and nanny) for the past 20 years. I’m good at my job, but am really wanting to switch careers. To make decent money I will definitely need to go back to school, I’m thinking an associates degree at the most. I keep getting the question, what do you want to do? And I’m really struggling with thinking of it. I’m not entirely sure I want my next job to be a passio”

“I did 10 years in private schools, but the goal was always to transition to public when I could find a cheap path for licensure, mainly due to financial concerns. I went from making 40k to making 100k in a year by transitioning. The workload is also substantially less demanding, and my quality of life improved a lot. I was in boarding schools for 4 years, so that was a lot of it, and before that, I was a specialist in a small day school where I taught everyone from preschool to middle school in”

“Can I ask which program? I have been on the state's alternative licensing programs page and found it a bit lacking.”

“Illinois is much stricter with career changers than Texas. There are a few programs for special ed to get certified while teaching, but if someone can point me to faster alternative licensing programs that I haven't found, please send them my way!”

“I keep looking into alternative licensure as a mid-career professional in IL. I haven't found a faster route. Until very recently, every program insisted I needed to redo an entire bachelor's degree, not just the paedagogy classes. It was an insane amount of gatekeeping when people have the will and potential to be great teachers. I get maintaining standards, but the licensing programs are all also very cagey about revealing how to complete requirements for mid-career changers.”

“My girlfriend and I are, hopefully, a couple years away from buying a house and in the process have thought about moving down to TX, from KS, to be closer to family. I got curious so I was looking at a couple districts around where we might move to and saw the salary is a lot more in TX. Starting teachers there make more than I do going on 4 years now. So I guess I'm just wondering is it worth it? Do you have any advice? Things I should think about? Things to avoid? Just want to make sure we”

“Not necessarily. You will have to pass an exam in order to teach in a particular subject area.”

“If your long-term goal is to teach high school history, it makes sense to finish your current credential and then add the single-subject history credential. It gives you more flexibility while keeping your career options open. Good luck!”

“My only issue with that is I live in an area that gets major snow storms in the winter where schools rarely cancel for them. I’ve been willing to go up to places 25-30 miles away from where I live but even then it’s very limited at the moment. And unfortunately one of the directions not too far from me is Canada, and I can’t teach there without living in Canada.”

“Welp I procrastinated on my renewal and now I won’t finish the courses in time before my license expires…. I see the DRE has the extension form I can fill out which I plan on doing. Anyone know if this can be done online I haven’t been practicing FYI. I hit a wall and decided to go on a hiatus. That’s a whole other story within itself. I worked too hard to obtain and risked so much. I’m not ready to officially let it go. submitted by /u/dailyfootnote [link] [comments]”

“Hello, I am a teacher for an 18-22 year old program and I have 14 students with intellectual disabilities, with 3-4 job coaches. Main focus of content areas: Employment, Post Secondary Education and Training, and independent living skills. I have established a morning routine, but about 6-7 students get their work done earlier than the other half. In the morning they complete a one page checklist to see if they’re ready for the day, then they fill out a 2 page job application, and then they fill”

“Hello Im 2/3rds into my multiple subject credential and I got my bachelors in elementary education. My upper division was in history, is it possible to finish my current mult subject credential than take whatevers needed for history courses to teach hs? submitted by /u/S51Castaway [link] [comments]”

“I’ll happily take any resources. I want to be, and am applying to be an elementary classroom teacher. I worked in a school and got my credential last year but where I live (and for most of us right now) things look rough. I plan to sub this year if I don’t get a position in a school. I loved my first year and learned a lot but ultimately wasn’t a good fit for the school. However, I do need a career. If things don’t pick up, my family needs benefits and steadiness. I haven’t cleared my credential”

“Is there an alternative certification program? I studied government but tested for 7-12 SS and passed. (Texas). But, I thought almost every state had it, regardless of bachelor's. Good luck”

“Alright so who was gonna tell me graduating with a history education degree and obtaining my CC endorsement was an absolute waste of time? Cause clearly my university was not on top of that at all. I graduated in spring of 2024 and have been trying to land a full time teaching job ever since. Interview after interview, I am always met with a rejection email and the advice to go back to school and obtain my Social Studies (RX) endorsement. I have completed 4 long term sub jobs, (all in social stu”

“Has anyone completed the Teacher Transition course that is often advertised on LinkedIn? I participated in their webinar but I have some questions. submitted by /u/Zansponytail [link] [comments]”

“Thank you SO much! This is incredibly encouraging to hear, and very helpful to know more about the actual requirements and becoming certified. I am going to check out the link you sent right now :)”

“You can get multiple CTE credentials based on what you said here. You only need to prove 3 years work experience in CA to get a preliminary credential and you have 5 years to clear it through a county office of education (usually 6 courses). If you are willing to relocate anywhere in the state you should have no problem. CA has made significant investment in CTE”

“I have 10 years of experience teaching, but last year was so difficult due to behaviors and just a lot of self doubt/imposter syndrome on my part. I did a free online course from the Active Educator and it seemed helpful, but I hate spending my own money for my job, lol. Anyway, just checking to see if anyone has experience with this toolkit. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/udawe [link] [comments]”

“If you hope to make 80 k as a teacher you’ll need to be on the highest tier - meaning a Masters degree plus 30 additional Masters level credit hours (depending on location). That’s a public school salary with a MA plus 30 at like, step- or year 10 in Michigan. With just a BA he would start off at maybe 50,000 .”

“I am 26 years old living in Texas, currently a teacher going on my 5th year. I have a love hate relationship with the profession and have been thinking about a change. I am honestly pretty financially illiterate. My mother worshipped Dave Ramsey for years when I was younger. I was never taught how to invest and build my wealth, only how to put money away and save/live frugally. To preface: My longterm partner (unmarried) and I recently bought our first house! (It was a huge learning curve lol) W”

“As a high school SPED teacher certified in math and science, I am one of the last to know my schedule. I don't mind teaching whatever is needed as long as i don't have too many preps or regular freshmen classes. They tell me my preps about the last week of school, but it is not set in stone. I learn my schedule when the kids do mostly. One year I helped pass out student schedules and used process of elimination to figure out my prep period. Some years I didn't even know what classroo”

“I started teaching at 28/29. I had gotten an art degree and no job prospects so I went back to school to get my teaching certificate”

“Has anyone had luck with an online platform for required course hours to renew your license? Looking for something not real expensive and fast. I’m scared to jump in to one and it’s not legit. submitted by /u/ChanceIndependent521 [link] [comments]”

“we live in Nevada. my wife is a teacher here and we are thinking about moving to calf…. teachers pay or benefits any better there ? asking for advice submitted by /u/Which-Tonight4909 [link] [comments]”

“I’m confused because it says teachers can resign on or before July 10th, but then also states five days written notice needs to be provided (in the statute) does anyone have experience resigning literally on July 10th? I don’t want to deal with the penalties of doing it after BUT the 5 days notice makes me worried I already missed the deadline and could now face penalties? submitted by /u/embrewer [link] [comments]”

Nope. Two different tests.

“If I remember correctly, each state has a list of what scores they accept depending on the subject. Try looking up “(State) passing Praxis score for (grade level and subject).” If you’re getting your degree in a different state from where you plan to teach, make sure you know both states scores as you’ll need to pass the higher of the two”

“I did the TAPIF (teaching assistant program in France) teaching as an assistant in France for two separate school years. It's different than many programs as you don't necessarily need teaching experience or training, although in my experience with my friends groups it made things a lot easier. When I did it you could only do it for two school years, and it usually wasn't a full school year. My placement was October-April and I had friends who had October-May. I'm not sure if tha”

“Southern California based: I got my preliminary Multiple Subject credential in 2008, beginning of recession, struggled to find work, and eventually found a job teaching science through a grant. Did this for a year then was offered a team teaching position at the same school, and did that for a year. Moved, and worked as a kinder teacher in a private school for less than a year, gave up, had kids, started a non profit, started a business, and eventually wound up working as an outdoor educator for”

“Hello again. All the issues regarding my license were cleared up, and I have applied for and submitted all required documents for my teaching license. In my previous post, some of you told me that not having a teaching license was enough to have my job application thrown away. My license is still pending. Should I still be applying for jobs or wait until my license is approved? I remember that for my substitute teaching license, it took over a month for the background check. submitted by &”