Teachers increasingly look to Mountain States (Montana and Wyoming) for jobs

For many laid-off teachers in hard-pressed Eastern states, there’s one strategy that holds out promise: Look to the West.

With more than 100,000 teaching positions estimated to have been erased across the country this year, many back-to-school stories this fall have zeroed in on teacher layoffs and larger class sizes. But a different story has emerged in the few states that have managed to avoid cuts and, in some cases, have even expanded their teacher corps over the past few years.

By Ben Wieder, Stateline Staff Writer

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