Student Program State by State
Alabama
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Ashley Davis Student Alabama Education Association |
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Student Organizer: |
Sandra J. Jackson (334) 834-9790 sandraj@alaedu.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$31,310 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$40,347 |
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Job Market: |
Teacher shortage, especially in special education, math, and science. For current job openings visit http://www.alsde.edu/html/Job Vacancies.asp?footer-general. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Alabama Department of Education (334) 242-9560 |
Alaska
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
N/A |
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Student Organizer: |
Mark Jones Mark.Jones@neaalaska.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$36,256 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$53,553 |
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Job Market: |
Teacher shortage in all areas, especially special education, math and science. For current job openings visit http://www.Alaska.edu/atp/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Alaska Department of Education (907) 465-2831 |
Arkansas
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Michelle Howell |
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Student Organizer: |
Tish Talbot ttalbot@nea.org (501) 375-4611 |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$29,725 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$42,093 |
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Job Market: |
Teacher shortage, especially in math, science, ESL. For current job openings visit http://www.as-is.org/classifieds. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Arkansas Department of Education (501) 682-4475 |
Arizona
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Ray Reichenberg |
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Student Organizer: |
Anna Montalbo |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$28,844 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$44,672 |
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Job Market: |
Shortage of foreign language, special education, math, bilingual, science, and ESL teachers. For current job openings visit http://www.arizonaeducationjobs.com/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Arizona Department of Education (602) 542-5393 |
California
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Vielka Elvebak |
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Student Organizer: |
Gail Watts (650) 522-5346 gwatts@cta.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$37,645 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$59,345 |
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Job Market: |
Need for math, life sciences, special education, English, and bilingual teachers. For current job openings visit http://www.calteach.com/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (888) 921-2682 |
Colorado
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Chris Pontillo |
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Student Organizer: |
Linda Barker (301) 837-1500 Linda.barker@nea.org Jane Corn (301) 837-1500 jcorn@nea.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$28,553 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$45,616 |
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Job Market: |
Teacher shortage in special education, particularly in rural communities. For current job openings visit http://www.teachincolorado.org/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Colorado Department of Education (303) 866-6628 |
Connecticut
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Katie Durbin |
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Student Organizer: |
Linette Branham (860) 525-5641 linnetteb@cea.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$36,694 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$59,499 |
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Job Market: |
Shortages in speech and language, special education, music, science, math, Spanish and bilingual education. Prospective elementary school teachers will improve their "marketability" if they are certified to teach a subject area on the secondar level. For current job openings visit http://www.state.ct.us/sde/employ/jobs-main.htm. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Connecticut Department of Education (860) 713-6969 |
Delaware
| Contacts: | |
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NEA Student Contact: |
N/A |
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Student Organizer: |
Deborah Stevens (302) 734-5834 Deborah.Stevens@dsea.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$35,234 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$54,264 |
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Job Market: |
The job market is good, especially for critical areas such as math, science, and special education. For current job openings visit http://www.teachdelaware.com/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Delaware Department of Education (302) 739-4601 |
District of Columbia
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Ashley Menzie |
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Student Organizer: |
N/A |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$38,434 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$61,195 |
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Job Market: |
For current job openings visit http://www.teachdc.org/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
District of Columbia Public Schools (202) 442-5347 |
Florida
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Kali Davis |
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Student Organizer: |
David Clark (888) 807-8007 david.clark@floridaea.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$30,997 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$43,302 |
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Job Market: |
The job market is fair to good because of the need for new teachers to replace retiring ones, and a constitutional requirement for a reduction in class size. For current job openings visit http://www.teachinflorida.com/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Florida Department of Education (850) 488-2317 |
Georgia
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Kwanza Fannin |
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Student Organizer: |
Michael Sears (800) 282-7142 michael.sears@gae.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$30,441 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$48,300 |
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Job Market: |
Shortage of special education, foreign language, math, and science teachers. For current job openings visit http://www.teachgeorgia.org/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Georgia Professional Standards Commission (800) 869-7775 |
Hawaii
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
N/A |
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Student Organizer: |
Mark Nakashima (808) 935-9301 mnakashima@hsta.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$38,309 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$51,599 |
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Job Market: |
Shortage of special education, secondary math and science, and industrial arts teachers, counselors, and librarians. For current job openings visit http://doe-jobs.k12.hi.us/jobs/index.htm. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (800) 305-5104 |
Idaho
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Josh Noteboom |
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Student Organizer: |
Ellen Currie |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$31,000 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$43,390 |
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Job Market: |
Teacher shortage in math, science, special education, music, and art. For current job openings visit http://www.jobservice.us/iw /jobsearch/js.asp. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Idaho Department of Education (208) 332-6800 |
Illinois
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Kimberly Gray |
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Student Organizer: |
Meredith Byers (866) 690-3876 ext. 312 meredith.byers@ieanea.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$30,939 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$57,819 |
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Job Market: |
Shortages in across the board, but especially in special education, math and sciences. For current job openings visit http://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/pages. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Illinois State Board of Education |
Indiana
| Contacts: | |
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NEA Student President: |
Andrea Hargrove |
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Student Organizer: |
Marilynn Edwards (317) 263-3357 medwards@ista-in.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$31,000 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$47,255 |
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Job Market: |
Teacher shortage in special education, math, and science, especially in inner- city and rural areas. For current job openings visit http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/peer /welcome.html |
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Certification Requirements: |
Division of Professional Standards (866) 542-3672 |
Iowa
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Jenna Miller |
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Student Organizer: |
Jean Hessburg (515) 471-8000 jhessburg@isea.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$28,157 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$40,877 |
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Job Market: |
Greatest need in special education, ESL, math, and physics. For current job openings visit http://www.iowaeducationjobs.com/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (515) 281-3245 |
Kansas
| Contacts: | |
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State Student Leader: |
Clayton Schrader |
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Student Organizer: |
Kevin Riemann (785) 232-8271 kevin.riemann@knea.org |
| Career Outlook: | |
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Beginning Teacher Salary: |
$29,202 |
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Average Teacher Salary: |
$41,369 |
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Job Market: |
Teacher shortage areas include special education, secondary math, science and foreign language. For current job openings visit http://www.kansasteachingjobs.com/. |
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Certification Requirements: |
Kansas State Department of Education (785) 296-8012 |
