Ohio ranks 22nd as best state for teachers to work, according to analysis

Megan Henry, The Columbus Dispatch
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Ohio ranks 22nd in the nation for the best state for teachers to work, according to a scholarship website.
Ohio ranks 22nd in the nation for the best state for teachers to work, according to a scholarship website.

Ohio ranks 22nd overall in the nation as the best state for teachers to work in, according to a scholarship website.

Ohio was 12th for salary and compensation, according to Scholaroo, a website that connects students with scholarships.

But the Buckeye state was 22nd for work environment, 26th for career accessibility, 26th for student performance and 42nd for work benefits.

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Ohio Education Association President Scott DiMauro said these rankings aren't something for Ohio teachers to celebrate.

“If you see that Ohio ranks kind of in the middle of the pack, the overall picture isn’t very great in terms of the gap between educators and other professionals,” DiMauro said. “What might seem to be decent in this particular running is actually a sad statement on where the rest of the country is.”

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Here are the rankings for the best states for teachers:

  1. Washington

  2. New York

  3. Rhode Island

  4. Connecticut

  5. Massachusetts

  6. North Dakota

  7. Wisconsin

  8. Virginia

  9. Utah

  10. Vermont

  11. Kansas

  12. Nebraska

  13. Wyoming

  14. Iowa

  15. Pennsylvania

  16. New Jersey

  17. Illinois

  18. South Dakota

  19. Delaware

  20. Oregon

  21. California

  22. Ohio

  23. Minnesota

  24. Maryland

  25. Alaska

  26. Arkansas

  27. Maine

  28. Michigan

  29. Hawaii

  30. Colorado

  31. Montana

  32. New Hampshire

  33. New Mexico

  34. Kentucky

  35. North Carolina

  36. Idaho

  37. Nevada

  38. South Carolina

  39. Georgia

  40. Missouri

  41. Oklahoma

  42. Tennessee

  43. Texas

  44. Alabama

  45. Florida

  46. Mississippi

  47. Indiana

  48. West Virginia

  49. Louisiana

  50. Arizona

Megan Henry is a Columbus Dispatch K-12 education reporter. Reach her at mhenry@dispatch.com or (614) 559-1758. Follow her on Twitter @megankhenry. Sign up for her education newsletter here.

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