Need suggestions for states PLEASE

[baileyvpotter]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

Umm, it's not. Someone obviously has their panties in a wad over Ohio. We'll start off with the obvious mention of Ohio State University followed by Ohio University, University of Cincinnati, Miami of Ohio, Case Western Reserve University, Denison, Oberlin and Kenyon. All have national reputations as prestigious colleges (as well as others I probably missed) and others such as the University of Dayton, Xavier University, University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University are great choices as well. If anything I would say Ohio is among the top few states in terms of overall quality of it's higher education options.

Is the OP planning on teaching at a university or k-12? If it's k-12 the OP should do some
research on which states are hiring & check out the teacher thread on cd.

[urbanologist]

Originally Posted by jashaw26

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate it. I've been doing some more research today, and I've been considering Michigan also. I'm not too concerned about areas not being urban enough, as I did like the natural beauty of Alaska, much more than I do California. I was considering Nebraska also, so it's nice to see that was one of the suggestions. I'm not too familiar with Kentucky, Ohio, or anything in that area. Why is Ohio bad for schools? Also what type of seasons do these states have?

I LOVE this site, thank you to everyone who continues to input, I appreciate it more than you know. I am a complete outsider when it comes to the states and what they have to offer.

Michigan has one of the highest unemployment rates in the entire country don't bother.(especially Detroit) Run!! You need a license for everything that moves including a pet dog. Fees on almost everything. I am a truck driver. Chicago or Indianapolis have more available diesel mechanics positions hiring all the time as both are trucking hub cities and you don't have to belong to a union. Chicago is more expensive but cheaper to live in the burbs with mass transit. NW Indiana is part of the Chicago Metro and close to Michigan. Valporaiso (not to be confused with Gary) near Chicago is reasonable as in lower taxes, crime, rent and less traffic.

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

Umm, it's not. Someone obviously has their panties in a wad over Ohio. We'll start off with the obvious mention of Ohio State University followed by Ohio University, University of Cincinnati, Miami of Ohio, Case Western Reserve University, Denison, Oberlin and Kenyon. All have national reputations as prestigious colleges (as well as others I probably missed) and others such as the University of Dayton, Xavier University, University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University are great choices as well. If anything I would say Ohio is among the top few states in terms of overall quality of it's higher education options.

PUBLIC K-12 schools. I went to OSU, and don't consider it a bad school. You also have to pay a lot of money to go to that school, and I wasn't under the impression that the OP was a college professor ("Masters in Elementary Education" sounds like a grade school teacher to me).

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

Originally Posted by baileyvpotter

Is the OP planning on teaching at a university or k-12? If it's k-12 the OP should do some
research on which states are hiring & check out the teacher thread on cd.

This is even better advice! The other reason I'm not keen on OH schools is because of new laws that limit the power of teacher unions and the ability for teachers to get fair pay, similar to WI. My inlaw in a teacher in the state and his job is at stake primarily because he's a tenured teacher who is great at what he does, yet gets paid a lot and has a decent benefits package, so he's now at the mercy of the chopping block according to the new laws. I'm not a fan of any state that does this and I worry about the future for teachers in states where this is occurring. Perhaps because the OP is a new teacher and her salary would be rock-bottom she may have better job prospects in OH.....IDK. Just don't make it a long-term career!

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

Originally Posted by urbanologist

Michigan has one of the highest unemployment rates in the entire country don't bother.(especially Detroit) Run!! You need a license for everything that moves including a pet dog. Fees on almost everything. I am a truck driver. Chicago or Indianapolis have more available diesel mechanics positions hiring all the time as both are trucking hub cities and you don't have to belong to a union. Chicago is more expensive but cheaper to live in the burbs with mass transit. NW Indiana is part of the Chicago Metro and close to Michigan. Valporaiso (not to be confused with Gary) near Chicago is reasonable as in lower taxes, crime, rent and less traffic.

I can imagine Chicagoland has lots of trucking opportunities! Are there more trucks anywhere on Planet Earth than in that immediate region?!

[baileyvpotter]

Originally Posted by Min-Chi-Cbus

This is even better advice! The other reason I'm not keen on OH schools is because of new laws that limit the power of teacher unions and the ability for teachers to get fair pay, similar to WI. My inlaw in a teacher in the state and his job is at stake primarily because he's a tenured teacher who is great at what he does, yet gets paid a lot and has a decent benefits package, so he's now at the mercy of the chopping block according to the new laws. I'm not a fan of any state that does this and I worry about the future for teachers in states where this is occurring. Perhaps because the OP is a new teacher and her salary would be rock-bottom she may have better job prospects in OH.....IDK. Just don't make it a long-term career!

Absolutely. I think the OP will have a degree to teach between k-12 and with a Master's Degree so
she needs to research several states. Since she will have a Masters a public school would have
to pay her a higher salary vs a new teacher with a bachelor's degree. It would be hard to find
a position in Indiana and I'm not sure about the opportunities in Michigan. As far as the state
of Illinois I don't have the stats but Chicago is closing many schools so there will be teaches out of work
(Chicago did hire teachers with a master's).

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

Originally Posted by baileyvpotter

Absolutely. I think the OP will have a degree to teach between k-12 and with a Master's Degree so
she needs to research several states. Since she will have a Masters a public school would have
to pay her a higher salary vs a new teacher with a bachelor's degree. It would be hard to find
a position in Indiana and I'm not sure about the opportunities in Michigan. As far as the state
of Illinois I don't have the stats but Chicago is closing many schools so there will be teaches out of work
(Chicago did hire teachers with a master's).

Many states, including Minnesota and Ohio (I believe), require teachers to have a Masters degree to even teach K-12.