Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - Teaching can be a profoundly rewarding career, considering the critical role educators play in shaping young minds. But many teachers find themselves overworked and underpaid. Education jobs are among the lowest-paying occupations requiring a bachelor’s degree, and teacher salaries consistently fail to keep up with inflation. Meanwhile, the Every Student Succeeds Act demands growth in student performance. And this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to make teachers’ jobs even harder than usual.
The financial website WalletHub has come out with a new list of the Best and Worst States to be a Teacher, and they give Nevada a failing grade. Only five other states ranked lower in the survey.
WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 24 key indicators of teacher-friendliness ranging from teachers’ income growth potential to the pupil-teacher ratio to whether the state has a digital learning plan.
Nevada’s 45th-place ranking has us ahead of only Montana, Arizona, Maine, the District of Columbia, and New Hampshire. WalletHub ranked the Silver State 39th in the “Opportunity and Competition” category, and 44th in “Academic and Work Environment”. Nevada also took a hit in the “Highest Teacher to Pull Rate” category, coming in 5th from the bottom.
New York was rated as the Best Place to be a Teacher, followed by Utah, Washington, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
For a look at the full survey, click here.