Teaching special-needs students is challenging and stressful. Special education teachers are in short supply across the country, and have been for as long as I can remember. Hawaii has a radical approach, writes Dylan Peers McCoy on NPR. The state, which is one huge public school district, pays more. Special-ed teachers earn an extra $10,000 a year. The extra money persuaded Heather Carll to return to special-ed teaching, McCoy reports. Before the incentive, in October 2019,

Which states pay teachers the most and least when cost of living is factored in? asks NPR’s Cory Turner. EdBuild, a nonprofit, adjusted average pay by regional cost differences using 2015-16 average teacher salaries. (Look here for starting salaries. The top paying states, adjusting for cost of living, are Michigan, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Hawaii, which ranks 18th before the COLA, falls to last. Maine, South Dakota, Arizona and Utah also pay poorly. New York ran

New York is the best state for teachers, according to WalletHub’s analysis. Arizona ranked last. WalletHub analyzed 21 metrics, ranging from teachers’ income growth potential to pupil-teacher ratio to teacher safety.Best States for TeachersWorst States for Teachers1New York42Oklahoma2New Jersey43Montana3Illinois44New Mexico4Connecticut45North Carolina5Pennsylvania46Louisiana6Minnesota47Florida7Massachusetts48Mississippi8Wyoming49South Carolina9Ohio50Hawaii10Oregon51Arizona Wy