Re: Information about Washington

Posted by J Merchant on 1/26/03

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Washington is having difficult times right now because the
state is cutting its budget. Education is going to get hit
real hard. The Seattle area is one of the most expensive areas
to live. There are teaching jobs but---the base pay here is
$28,000 approx. and the cost of living is high in and around
Seattle. I just finished my certification last May and did not
find work unless I was willing to relocate. Retired teachers
are able to get rehired here in Washington which makes it more
competitive for new teachers.
I heard they are looking for teachers in AZ. What is teaching
like there?


On 1/19/03, Robin wrote:
> On 12/18/02, AZ Teacher wrote:
>> Hi, I just finished up my teaching certification program in
>> Arizona. My husband is now looking at different schools in
>> which to obtain his Master's degree. We were looking at
>> information about Washington, the Seattle area, to
>> determine if that would be a good place to move to.
>> Unfortunately, I still have a lot of research to do still,
>> and was wondering if I could get some non-biased
>> information from others who live in Washington.
>>
>> 1. What is the situation like for teacher's in
>> Washington? Overall, is it good, bad, new teacher's beware?
>>
>> 2. How does the salary compare to the cost of living (my
>> husband will be going to school full-time so my salary
>> would be the predominant one)? For example, could two
>> adults, and one child live on a teacher's salary?
>>
>> 3. We would like to have our own house in a decent area,
>> is this actually feasible given a teacher salary?
>>
>> 4. Is there a good resource of childcare available?
>>
>> Is there any other information that I should know? State
>> information?
>>
>> Thank you so much. :)

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Information about Washington, 12/18/02, by AZ Teacher.
• Re: Information about Washington, 1/19/03, by Robin .
• Re: Information about Washington, 1/19/03, by Robin.
• Re: Information about Washington, 1/26/03, by J Merchant.

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