Resources
The sources we use, so you can use them too
State agencies, district documents and the organizations that publish teacher pay data. Links go to the official source, not a summary.
State credentialing agencies
Renewal rules come from these offices. Start here for anything about your license.
Each state guide links the agency page it reads from; agencies are added here as guides publish.
Teacher pay data and research
National sources for teacher counts, salary rankings and schedule structure.
Finding your district's salary schedule
Three searches that find the document on almost any district site.
"[District name] certificated salary schedule"
Most districts post the current year's schedule as a PDF under Human Resources or the teachers' association page.
"[District name] column advancement"
Finds the rules and the pre-approval form. Also try "salary point," "professional growth" or "lane change."
"[District name] collective bargaining agreement"
The contract's compensation article usually defines which units count and the filing deadline.
Course providers
Where teachers earn graduate-level credit online. Two providers with University of the Pacific transcripts are listed here; the comparison page covers the whole field, sorted by price.