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Re: What's Nebraska like?
Posted by CollegeGrad on 5/28/08
***NEW*** Omaha is not expensive what-so-ever as compared to Denver where
I lived during College. I've grown up in Omaha and it's by far
the best city to live in. The only thing is that traffic can be
kinda hectic at times. On 2/23/08, bella wrote:
> On 2/16/08, newteach wrote:
>> Im curious. I was wondering what the omaha area is like,
>> how are the people? Do they except diversity? What's the
>> weather like? Any jobs , (including teaching of course) ?
>> I'm thinking jobs outside of teaching for spouses and
>> relatives. Cost of living etc? And what do teachers earn?
>> Any good benefits?
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> If you are looking at this area, Omaha Public Schools is a big
> NO. I have known people that taught there & their
> descriptions is "tough". A friend of mine was a counselor
> there when she first moved to the area & within 4 months was
> pursuing other options for the following year. Her reasons
> were that the staff couldn't even get along & nobody cared
> about the kids. I could go on...I know that the farther west
> you go the nicer & safer it is. I can tell you that Millard
> Public has the best reputation in the area.
>
> As for diversity, it is a very diverse population with at
> least 20 or more different languages spoken in the area.
>
> Weather-freezing during the winter. Just this week, all
> school districts cancelled school one day due to extreme cold
> temperatures.
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> Cost of living- Compared to where i use to live, it is more
> expensive but that's to be expected as there is more here.
> It's not as expensive as say, the west coast, chicago,
> minneapolis, etc.
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