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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 Oregon, the Portland 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 Oregon.

1. What is the situation like for teacher's in
Oregon? 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 childca...See More
diane /blockquote>

i'm afraid that i'm going to have to say, new teachers
beware. i love oregon, mind you, but the financial
situation is so bad that there is little hope. we are
waiting for january when the state will vote on an income
tax ballot measure to help alleviate the funding situation
for this year. it seems extr...See More
Dec 18, 2002
Allison /blockquote>

On 12/18/02, diane wrote:
> i'm afraid that i'm going to have to say, new teachers
> beware. i love oregon, mind you, but the financial
> situation is so bad that there is little hope. we are
> waiting for january when the state will vote on an income
> tax ballot measure to help alleviate...See More
Jan 6, 2003


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