I was planning on moving to Georgia and I am a teacher, but I have been hearing tales of lay offs and cut backs in education. Is it that way with every job?
In Fulton County (the county Atlanta is in), the school board has decided to lay off all part time teachers and most all assistants. That was their decision after considering firing all school nurses. It_s unbelievable.
You_ll have much better luck in neighboring counties such as Forsyth, Gwinnett, Cherokee, and Cobb. They have a lower cost of living than North Fulton and are very safe as well. The schools there are of a very good quality, and I_m sure you_ll be satisfied with the respect that the schools in those counties give.
Clayton County has lost its accreditation in the past year, I wouldn_t recommend that area to you.
As a teacher, you have the biggest impact on kids_ lives than anyone else. They spend more time at school with teachers than they do with parents. You_re bringing up our future and I respect and admire you for that. It_s not something to be taken lightly.
But do check the schools in the other counties that I mentioned. They_re sure to satisfy.That is true, the state is cutting back on the pay teachers currently get. Fayette County has angered alot of teachers they are already making less than most of Atlanta and now the County _ State have decided to cut their pay and their benefits. They_ve been having job fairs for teacher, so there are probably openings, you will have to pass their testing, as well as have the appropriate teaching degree - so you might be able to get a job here in Atlanta, but it might be worth to stay where you currently are because you might be making alot less here in Georgia. I know I_ve seen job fairs for Gwinnett County and for the Atlanta Public School System. It might also be worth looking at Cobb County.
Currently, Atlanta has a higher unemployment rate than the national average. It is currently 8.4%, the national average is about 7.5%. The economy is doing very badly here in Georgia, problems in the department of transportation, they are cutting back on everything government run, most only work 4 day work weeks, they_ve also cut back on how much police can work, they_ve closed several fire stations as well as furloughed some and crime is back on the rise.Teaching in public school is probably the safest job in regards to the economy in Georgia. There has always been a high demand in certain areas of Georgia for teachers, and there will always be that demand. In the financial district of Atlanta, the economy has wrecked jobs and work...but since you_re a teacher, you will be fine. Go to teachgeorgia.org to see all the openings, jobfairs, etc concerning employment. FYI, Cobb and Gwinnett pay the best....but there is probably a bigger need for teachers in the Atlanta City district.Well, I live in TN and have been to GA alot and I love it there but I have heard that the unemployment rate there is climbing and above the national average. Here in TN it is also pretty much the same depending on what county you live in. I would say overall that the job market here in the south is not so good right now whereas where i am from up in the NorthEast, things seem to be alot better right now which jobs and pay scale.There are real work at home jobs which don_t require any money to join. Online jobs can be divided into two types _ Easy jobs _ which are easy to do and _Skilled Jobs_ which require skill from the candidate side to complete the work. After Searching the Internet I found number of real jobs which don_t require any money to join. Visit my blog www.free-home-jobs-site.blogspot.com where I have posted easy jobs and Skilled jobs. I keep updating the jobs regularly. All information is given for free.
