For these scholarships there are a lot of urban schools that will be
qualified as high needs. It depends on how many students get free lunch.
If you read the web page carefully, see on the top you can apply to the
program, get the scholarship and they assign you to the worst schools. If
you get a job on your own, as the bottom of the page describes, you can
still apply to the program, and there is a good chance there will be
scholarship money left over. I recommend the second option. Be careful of
these online masters programs. I have heard that the DOE does not accept
all of them, the University of Phoenix for example. Empire State College
(SUNY) is a good choice online.

On 11/06/09, teacher wrote:
> keep in mind that those scholarships are only if you teach in very
> high- need schools in nyc. if you wanted to teach in an urban or
> suburban setting, you would not be able to get the grant. if a
> high-needs urban school is a good fit for you, then you may benefit
> from the program. keep in mind that if you are doing a good job in the
> school that hires with just the BA, then your master's can just be a
> formality so you need not complete the most competitive and expensive
> master's. you may consider even looking into on-line programs.
>
> On 11/06/09, LP wrote:
>> Here is the scholarship information from the DOE. Go to this web
>> site:
>>
>> http://schools.nyc.gov/TeachNYC/IncentiveAndScholarshipPrograms/Fina
>> ncialSupportIncomingTeachers/default.htm
>>
>> On 11/06/09, GA Teacher wrote:
>>> Does the state or district help in any way with the master's
>>> tuition?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/05/09, teacher wrote:
>>>> You can obtain an initial license for 5 years which does not
>>>> require a master's. however, after 5 years of teaching, you
>>>> need to have a master's in order to obtain your professional
>>>> certification.
>>>>
>>>> On 11/05/09, IntheSouth wrote:
>>>>> Hi, I heard something about all teachers in NY being
>>>>> required to have a master's degree. Is this true? I don't
>>>>> see anything about it on the NY Dept of Ed website where it
>>>>> covers certification.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have 8 years experience in FL and GA combined.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, are employment prospects any better in the more rural
>>>>> areas? I thought they might be because people might not
>>>>> want to live out in the boonies? My husband and I are
>>>>> thinking of moving to the north (GA is incredibly
>>>>> backwards, esp in education). We are hoping to work in the
>>>>> area of NW New Jersey, NE PA, or somewhere around Port
>>>>> Jervis NY.
>>>>>
>>>>> By the way, my district in northeast GA laid off 135
>>>>> teachers & gave us a 3% pay cut. More layoffs are certain
>>>>> for next year. Also, the state of GA piled more on top of
>>>>> that and gave all teachers state-wide 3 unpaid furlough
>>>>> days. We are almost certain to get 5 more for this school
>>>>> year (all of our planning/ work days). Plus insurance went
>>>>> up 10%, deductibles doubled, and co-insurance doubled from
>>>>> 10 to 20%. Oh, and our contribution to the penion plan
>>>>> went up as well. We will make a LOT less this year than we
>>>>> did last year! I'm sick of it. We have no rights at all
>>>>> here (no "tenure" or anything.) Yesterday, my husband had
>>>>> to open the school at 6:30 AM and stay until 8PM for
>>>>> a "parent outreach" event. Meanwhile, the administration
>>>>> does absolutely nothing for $90,000 per year! UGH.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any info you can provide. I realize that there
>>>>> probably aren't any jobs up there either, but just thought
>>>>> I would gather some info.

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