Best Cities For Remote Teachers

The COVID=19 pandemic has affected every aspect of life as we know it. From job layoffs or job loss, business closures, mental and physical health and education. On March 12, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued revised guidance on handling COVID-19 in schools. That same day, Michigan became the first state to close its public schools due to the pandemic, and by March 23, all but two states had followed suit.

Teaching has not only become a difficult task but a different way to teach. Teaching online intensified the difficult task of classroom behavior management and made it a challenge to reach students with hands-on learning activities.

According to the most current data from Burbio's School Opening Tracker 64 %of elementary and middle school students are seeing some in person instruction and 26.5% will be attending schools that offer a hybrid schedule of 2-3 in-person days per week.

If your still working remotely you may have realized this may be an opportunity to relocate. Or wish to trade your current job for one with a higher salary in a state that offers top-dollar funding for students. For this reason, we put together a list of the 25 best U.S. cities for teachers.

When selecting the top 25 cities, FinanceBuzz looked at important factors such as cost of living, median salary, internet speed (given the rise of remote learning), and school funding. We wanted to find places teachers could afford to live and work comfortably, but that also provided a quality education experience.

FinanceBuzz list reflects many of the concerns teachers have when looking for the best jobs.

How they chose the best cities

What makes a city a great place to live and teach? They looked at a variety of factors including salaries vs. cost of living, public school grades and funding level. When weighing the factors they came up with 25 cities that would make excellent homes for working teachers

Highlights

Below are the top ten rankings, along with the median elementary teacher salary and cost-of-living index for each city. An index of 100 indicates the national average, so the lower the number, the lower the cost of living in that city.

You can view the complete list at https://financebuzz.com/best-cities-for-teachers