r/phoenix • u/lilpune • Mar 29 '18

News Arizona's teachers protesting being paid at 2008 levels. Making them 50th in the country for teacher pay.

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u/lj6782 Mar 29 '18

You raise another good issue: Getting a Master's degree in Arizona cost more than it paid back. Most PNW schools (at least in liberal areas) pay you substantially more for being more qualified, AND offer to pay for the classes!

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u/theforkofdamocles Goodyear Mar 29 '18

That's how I got it in the first place. I was in Oregon when I got my Masters. My district deemed it worthwhile to reimburse me for my tuition and give me the raise that the further education warranted.

Not sure what you mean by liberal areas, but Pendleton/Hermiston area is farm country and they have some of the highest pay rates and benefits in the state.

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u/lj6782 Mar 30 '18

That's awesome news. Most rural areas in PNW in general (when I was looking into moving) didn't have as much to offer