Teachers lured from struggling states

Debbie Johnson got her teaching degree from Michigan State University, but recruiters convinced the 23-year-old to start her career in Georgia, where the weather is warm, the cost of living is lower and the schools offer more resources, like projectors and interactive wireless pads.

“I like technology,” Johnson said. “There are a lot of (classroom) resources here I hadn’t seen in Michigan. There’s an amazing opportunity.”

Michigan is one of 31 states facing a multi-million budget gap this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. That makes Michigan’s teachers prime poaching targets of out-of-state recruiters from states like Texas, Georgia, Nevada and Wyoming where school-age populations are growing.

By Nathaniel Weixel, Special to Stateline.org

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