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moxie-maniac t1_jd7rlyk wrote

Mass will be more expensive and salaries are higher, so it probably weighs out. About getting a Mass teaching licence, see the Mass department of ed (DESE) website. For a full license, you need teaching experience, pass standard exams, pass an English exam, and earn a master's. Lot of part time MEd programs at state universities, and it bumps you up the scale. I'm not sure what pediatric therapist is.. physician? physical therapist? clinical psychologist? But in any case, it probably pays better in Mass.

Like most states, Mass school quality varies by town/district, and the MCAS (standard exam) results are available on the dept of ed website. It roughly tracks school quality. But then again, Mass tends to rank at or near the top of state by state education quality.

Mass is a great place for well-educated people, and "real winter" is the main only drawback. But there were only 2 or 3 storms this past winter where we had to shovel.

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InspectorFun1699 OP t1_jdqjyr5 wrote

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. Extremely good to know about the teaching requirements and will look into further.

Personally I enjoy real winter! And am especially appreciative after being south for so long. First few years coming from the Midwest it felt like bonus outdoors time. But the novelty wore off FAST.

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moxie-maniac t1_jdqkr72 wrote

About teacher salaries, you can often find the district contract on its website or just do a Google search for a town and teacher contract. There will usually be a table that lists salary and the steps. If you work in SpEd, you might consider a master's in ABA.

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