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Old 12-11-2007, 08:21 PM
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Default Teaching opportunities in Minnesota

I'm a teacher in MA, but feel the urge to move to back to Minnesota (I lived there in 1999 and loved it). How are the employment opportunities for teachers? What is a starting teachers salary in Minnesota?

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Old 12-12-2007, 05:12 AM
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Teaching jobs are hard to come by unless you would consider very rural MN and then it might be easier. Starting salaries range from probably $20,000-30,000. Minnesota does not accept out of state licenses so you should probably investigate if you need to do additional coursework to get your MN license. Some rural districts do have some programs in place that will allow you to work while getting your license in order though. You won't find that in the Twin Cities. Most job openings have 100 applicants or so.

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Old 12-18-2007, 04:46 PM
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Teaching jobs are hard to come by unless you would consider very rural MN and then it might be easier. Starting salaries range from probably $20,000-30,000. Minnesota does not accept out of state licenses so you should probably investigate if you need to do additional coursework to get your MN license. Some rural districts do have some programs in place that will allow you to work while getting your license in order though. You won't find that in the Twin Cities. Most job openings have 100 applicants or so.

Do you work in the field of education? Am curious where this 100 applicant statement comes from. I have a Masters also.

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Old 12-18-2007, 05:55 PM
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Me thinks that some people sometimes have a tendency just to say things that they don't really know about.

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Old 12-18-2007, 07:00 PM
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Do you work in the field of education? Am curious where this 100 applicant statement comes from. I have a Masters also.

I was a teacher and still have a lot of friends and family that are in education and specifically administration. The 100 applicants statement comes from experience and talking with people that do the hiring in various districts. The teaching jobs around the metro are few and far between, meaning there really isn't much turn over add to that the cuts many districts make and you are up against some stiff competition. Having a masters with some good credentials and experience will help you get into the better districts. Having a masters and no experience is going to hurt you because you haven't proven yourself in the classroom and you are too expensive for a district to hire with no experience. Why pay someone $40,000 when you can pay someone with the same experience $20,000 when your budget is very tight.

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Old 12-18-2007, 07:50 PM
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Seriously? I found this.

Minnesota ranks 16th in the nation in average teacher salary. The state’s average teacher salary is $46,906; the average nationwide is $47,602. In starting salary, Minnesota ranks 23rd, with an average salary of $31,632, about $900 below the national average.
In 2006, Minnesota ranked 12th in the nation in average per capita income and was 7 percent above the national average.
The average Minnesota wage earner has experienced a wage growth of 49 percent over the last 11 years. The average Minnesota teacher wage grew only 28 percent over the same period.


and this one about a teacher shortage... I guess a cool thing about the internet is that you can get whatever sort of slanted info ou are looking for.


http://www.kare11.com/news/news_arti...storyid=267379

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Old 12-19-2007, 06:11 AM
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Seriously? I found this.

Minnesota ranks 16th in the nation in average teacher salary. The state’s average teacher salary is $46,906; the average nationwide is $47,602. In starting salary, Minnesota ranks 23rd, with an average salary of $31,632, about $900 below the national average.
In 2006, Minnesota ranked 12th in the nation in average per capita income and was 7 percent above the national average.
The average Minnesota wage earner has experienced a wage growth of 49 percent over the last 11 years. The average Minnesota teacher wage grew only 28 percent over the same period.


and this one about a teacher shortage... I guess a cool thing about the internet is that you can get whatever sort of slanted info ou are looking for.


http://www.kare11.com/news/news_arti...storyid=267379
Thanks for posting this. Someone has their facts straight on here.

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Old 12-19-2007, 06:48 AM
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Seriously? I found this.

Minnesota ranks 16th in the nation in average teacher salary. The state’s average teacher salary is $46,906; the average nationwide is $47,602. In starting salary, Minnesota ranks 23rd, with an average salary of $31,632, about $900 below the national average.
In 2006, Minnesota ranked 12th in the nation in average per capita income and was 7 percent above the national average.
The average Minnesota wage earner has experienced a wage growth of 49 percent over the last 11 years. The average Minnesota teacher wage grew only 28 percent over the same period.


and this one about a teacher shortage... I guess a cool thing about the internet is that you can get whatever sort of slanted info ou are looking for.


http://www.kare11.com/news/news_arti...storyid=267379
Math and Science positions in rural MN are really a 'benchmark' of a teacher shortages in the Twin Cities .

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Default things to keep in perspective

Things to keep in mind, and perspective:

1) Math and science teachers have always been in higher demand across the nation.

2) I am not aware of ANY state / region where teacher salary increases have kept pace with salary increases for the private sector / general job market.

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Old 12-29-2007, 01:08 AM
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I taught in Duluth. It's not too hard to get a teaching job. You may have to substitute for awhile.

There have been people expecting to take the Minnesota test, and they have left because it's rather hard. Minnesota prides itself on educational standards and want good teachers.

I left teaching to be a Museum educator. There are other teaching opportunities in Minnesota than schools. There are charter schools, tutoring, which I did and got paid more. I liked tutoring better. Use your imagination and you can find a nitche for a teacher whether in the schools, or in another capacity.

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