Current Merit Money for High Stats? [prospective high school teacher]

Teacher salary schedules are often based on # of units after undergrad. She can look for a school where she will get her credential in 4 years and start teaching right away but, in general, she will be working at a lower salary. Alternatively, she can get her bachelors degree in whatever subject she wants and then get a teaching credential and/or masters at another school.

After undergrad, she will be seen as financially independent, regardless of whether you claimed her on your taxes the year before. You can find credential/masters programs that are subsidized (free) if you pay back by working for certain districts.

Many credential/masters programs are two years - a student receives the credential the first year and works as a teacher while completing a masters (evening) the second year. Others, utilize summer school and a student receives a credential and masters in one calendar year. Look at teacher salary schedules in your area to see how the salaries change based on units after BA/BS and what types of bonuses are offered for advanced degrees (masters, EdD, etc).

Why would it be OOS?

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