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Hawaii is 2024’s 2nd Worst State for Teachers

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Hawaii is 2024’s 2nd Worst State for Teachers

from WalletHub, Sept 16, 2024

With World Teachers’ Day around the corner and teachers making an average of 5% less per year than they did 10 years ago after adjusting for inflation, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst States for Teachers in 2024, as well as expert commentary, in order to help educators find places to work with good teaching environments and above-average compensation.

WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 24 key metrics, ranging from teachers’ income growth potential to the pupil-teacher ratio to public-school spending per student.

Teacher-Friendliness of Hawaii (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

Overall rank for Hawaii: 50th
50st – Avg. Starting Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
40th – Quality of School System
27th – Pupil-Teacher Ratio
38th – Teachers’ Income Growth Potential

Read … Full Report

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