careers in teaching

sybbie719
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:54:56 +0000

It depends on the licensing requirements on the state/city she wishes to work in. It is not necessary in some areas to have Masters for initial certification, however, you will need it for permanent certification. In NYC, you cannot get permanent certification without a Masters Degree, but you have 5 years in which to complete the requirements for permanent certification. In some places, coming in the the department of ED will place you at a higher payscale.

for example:

scenario 1
In NYC, a teacher coming straight out of college (bachelors) no experience. will have a starting salary of $45,530

scenario 2

In NYC, a teacher with a Masters degree and no experience. will have a starting salary of
50,071 (you must also factor in the $ lost while student is attending grad school and not earning an income).

scenario 3
A teacher comes straight out of college and starts working. Attends grad school in the evening and takes 2 years to complete the masters. Will have a salary of $52,975.

http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/72DE1FF1-EDFC-40D7-9D61-831014B39D1E/0/7TeacherSalarySchedule.pdf

Teach for America and Graduate education

[Teach For America - Graduate school partnerships](http://www.teachforamerica.org/alumni/grad_school_partnerships.htm)