Mrs Bizzle and I live on the border between a red state and a blue state. She’s a SPED teacher, and works in the red state. They have the lowest paid teachers and the highest paid superintendent in our area.
If she came to the district where we already live, she would have a shorter commute and make an extra like 8k/yr.
She won’t do it 😭
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The pay isn’t worth the move costs. We should pay to import them.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
you’re joking, right? My district pays 20k more at year one than any district in florida.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 month ago
Yeah my cousin moved from Georgia to Michigan to literally double his salary.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
My district pays probably close to that more than the district in TX where my friend works. But her cost of living is so much lower that moving here to be a teacher is taking a pay cut. Cost of living matters quite a lot and it also depends on what your district has to offer. It’s never as simple as just the difference in pay.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I mean I don’t know a teacher in the district who doesn’t own their own house if that’s what you’re asking, and many of them are single.