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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are teaching jobs this scarce everywhere or is this area particularly bad?

My husband has a PhD in Philosophy and has taught at the college level. We were tired of being subject to the whims of academia so he took a job with an academic nonprofit. It's been a few years and he really misses teaching. My job is pretty flexible, so ideally, we'd like to move to a lower COL city in the South or Midwest. He'd like to teach high school history or English. Do the requirements for secondary school teachers vary from state to state?[/quote]

You will definitely have more luck if you are willing to move to where the job is.  Since it doesn't sound like he is certified, he is probably looking for private school jobs.  Your chances will be better if you are willing to work at a boarding school, which has its perks (free housing) and its downsides (you live at work and have to coach.)  I would have him contact Carney Sandoe, which is one of the biggest placement firms for private school teachers and they will go over his resume and give him a realistic assessment of the market for someone with his qualifications.  The service is free for applicants because the school doing the searches pay the fees. I have a Ph.D. and go two different jobs through Carney Sandoe, but I had to move for both and they were pre-recession.

OP, I'm not sure if Carney Sandoe places grade school teachers, but a private school won't require certification.  You will probably have to do something (get a Masters, practice teach for a semester) in order to make yourself competitive though.  [/quote]

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