Relocating to Milwaukee Area (Racine, Waukesha: 2015, teaching jobs, public schools)

[scocar]

I'm a teacher currently living in a suburb of Phoenix. My family is planning on moving to the Midwest in next few years. My wife has applied to the Fellows program in Milwaukee, which helps people with degrees transition into teaching positions. My experience seems to indicate that it is difficult to find teaching positions (I am certified to teach both Social Studies and Business in Arizona in 7th - 12th grade), in areas that are not growing. Obviously out here there are new schools being built every year. My question is are there areas in Milwaukee that are actually growing? We originally were looking at the Chicago area. In that area cities like Elgin, Joliet, and others showed significant growth in the past 5 year. Does the Milwaukee metro area have similar growth areas?

By the same token are job easily attainable in the Milwaukee Public Schools system? I'm just wondering if Chicago is a better option as far as teaching jobs go.

[EastSideMKE]

Originally Posted by scocar

I'm a teacher currently living in a suburb of Phoenix. My family is planning on moving to the Midwest in next few years. My wife has applied to the Fellows program in Milwaukee, which helps people with degrees transition into teaching positions. My experience seems to indicate that it is difficult to find teaching positions (I am certified to teach both Social Studies and Business in Arizona in 7th - 12th grade), in areas that are not growing. Obviously out here there are new schools being built every year. My question is are there areas in Milwaukee that are actually growing? We originally were looking at the Chicago area. In that area cities like Elgin, Joliet, and others showed significant growth in the past 5 year. Does the Milwaukee metro area have similar growth areas?

By the same token are job easily attainable in the Milwaukee Public Schools system? I'm just wondering if Chicago is a better option as far as teaching jobs go.

Yes there are areas of Greater Milwaukee that are growing (suburban counties like Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Racine as well as the actual city itself). I should mention that if your wife is entering the Milwaukee Teaching Fellows Program, then she'll be required to live in the City of Milwaukee.