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San Antonio Teaching Jobs See Second-Largest Yearly Increase

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

As the area’s unemployment rate continued to drop and more jobs were added on a monthly basis, San Antonio teaching jobs saw the second-largest yearly increase in employment, behind only government.

During March, the San Antonio-New Braunfels area’s unemployment rate decreased from 7.4 percent to 7.3 percent, following a decrease from 7.7 percent during February. That decrease keeps the area’s rate below the national average of 9.7 percent.

The San Antonio area had a total non-farm employment of 823,500 workers during March, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 821,400 workers during February, but a 1.8 percent decrease from last year.

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Nashville Teaching Jobs a Focus of New Initiative

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Nashville teaching jobs will be one of the main focuses of a new statewide education initiative.

Gov. Phil Bredesen recently announced creation of the Tennessee Education Innovation Plan, an initiative that includes a range of education-reform proposals designed to spur improvement in the state’s education pipeline, specifically focusing on improving student performance and graduation rates at both the high school and college levels.

The plan is composed of two bills, including the “Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010,” which will work toward the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top Fund, and the “Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010,” which will focus on improving college completion rates.
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Los Angeles Education Jobs

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Those considering Los Angeles education jobs have plenty to choose from.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area’s education and health services industry employed 520,200 workers during December 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 520,600 workers during November, but a 1.9 percent increase from December 2008.

Educators in the area can expect to be paid relatively well. According to Salary.com, public school teachers in Los Angeles receive an average pay between $49,339 per year and $65,537 per year.

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Fort Lauderdale Teaching Jobs Safe for Now

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Although the local school district is planning to eliminate hundreds of positions, Fort Lauderdale teaching jobs will remain safe, at least for the time being.

Broward County Public Schools recently announced that up to 475 jobs could be cut from the district’s facilities and maintenance divisions. The layoffs are part of the School Board’s attempt to reduce the district’s $1 billion capital budget by $47 million. That budget pays for construction projects, major purchases and the salaries of most people in the facilities and maintenance divisions.

The district is looking at other measures to avoid cutting that many jobs, including selling surplus properties and backing out of design contracts on projects that are still in planning stages. However, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, it is still expected that some people will lose their jobs, regardless of any additional initiatives taken by the district.

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