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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 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...See More
Robin /blockquote>

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...See More
Jan 19, 2003
Robin /blockquote>

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...See More
Jan 19, 2003
J Merchant /blockquote>

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
Sea...See More
Jan 26, 2003


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