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I have read through all of the posts I can find about the teaching job outlook for this upcoming school year. I am still trying to figure out what to do. I am a level IV endorsed math teacher in Utah. I am certified to teach any math class in a secondary setting. I recently attended a job fair and received many job offers from schools in Texas. With the new 4x4 initiative, Texas is searching for math and science teachers high and low. The only problem is that most of the schools attending the fair were inner-city schools. While I think it would be a great experience, I am hesitant to move my young family (wife and two kids) to the inner city of Houston.
We are looking to relocate, but we aren't sure where would be best. It seems like many states are offering math and science teachers stipends. The schools in Texas were even offering $5,000 signing bonuses. Does anyone have any advice for a young family, currently living in Utah, looking for a decent paying math teaching job? My wife doesn't work, so my income needs to be sufficient. We are hoping for warmer weather and to not be too far away from our families in Utah. Texas would probably be about as far east as we would be comfortable going to. Other cities in Texas? New Mexico? Arizona? California? Colorado? Southern Utah? Nevada?
Within each state, are there any districts or schools that you would recommend?
The only problem is that most of the schools attending the fair were inner-city schools. While I think it would be a great experience, I am hesitant to move my young family (wife and two kids) to the inner city of Houston.
Why do you assume you will have to live in the inner city of Houston? Why couldn't you teach at an inner city school and live somewhere else in Houston where you would feel more comfortable? Same situation is probably true for many other cities in the US.
I think there are now only 38 teachers remaining in the state of California to teach five million kids.
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