Location is a major factor impacting state rates, as each state, and even each city within the state, could have a different crime rate, cost of living, average repair costs and more. For instance, California's average rates could be higher than Arizona's due to a higher population density...
Arizona alone had 7,000 teacher vacancies going into this year, said Joe Thomas, president of the Arizona Education Association. Some of those vacancies are filled by people who don’t have a standard teaching certificate, he said. Others are being plugged by long-term substitutes, contracted...