Young teachers looking to relocate (Raleigh, Durham: school districts, university, living in)

[Southbound22]

My boyfriend and I are heading South this summer to (hopefully) begin our teaching careers. We will both have our masters degrees from a university in NY. We are hoping to find a place in Va or NC relatively close to the water, and with a younger population. We are leaning towards living in a suburban area, but are not opposed to working in urban schools. Any advice??
-Not too interested in big cities.

[Teach07]

I would look in the Raleigh/Durham area and look into Wake County or Durham Public Schools. Check the website, www.wcpss.net and note the job fair in April for Wake. Hope this helps.

[alice_61]

By water, do you mean a lake, ocean and/or the ocean? How close?

[Southbound22]

We aren't too worried about the water aspect at this point...but would love to live near the coast, as opposed to a smaller lake.

We are making a trip down to Norfolk, VA in a few weeks. Are there any northern areas of N.C. that would be worth detouring towards during our trip? We are looking for a suburb to a smaller city; nothing too big. Any good school districts in the area worth applying to for teaching positions?

Thanks for your thoughts.