| State Departments | Direct Website Links |
| Alabama State Department of Education | www.alsde.edu |
| Alabama Teacher Certification | https://tcert.alsde.edu/Portal |
| Alaska Department of Education | education.alaska.gov |
| Alaska Teacher Certification | education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertification |
| Arizona Department of Education | www.ade.az.gov |
| Arizona Teacher Certification | www.azed.gov/certification |
| Arkansas Department of Education | arkansased.org |
| Arkansas Teacher Licensure | www.arkansased.org/divisions |
| California Department of Education | www.cde.ca.gov |
| California Teaching Credential | www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials |
| California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) | www.clrn.org/home |
| Colorado Department of Education | www.cde.state.co.us |
| Colorado Teacher Licensing | www.cde.state.co.us/index_license.htm |
| Connecticut Department of Education | www.sde.ct.gov |
| Connecticut Educator Certification | http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613 |
| Delaware Department of Education | www.doe.k12.de.us |
| Delaware Teaching Credential | deeds.doe.k12.de.us/certificate |
| District of Columbia Public Schools | dcps.dc.gov/DCPS |
| Florida Department of Education | www.fldoe.org |
| Florida Education Certification | www.fldoe.org/edcert |
| Georgia Department of Education | www.doe.k12.ga.us |
| Georgia Educator Certification | www.gapsc.com/Certification |
| Hawaii Department of Education | doe.k12.hi.us |
| Hawaii Teachers License | www.htsb.org/licensing-permits/licensing-permits-overview |
| Idaho State Department of Education | www.sde.idaho.gov |
| Idaho Teacher Certification | www.sde.idaho.gov/site/teacher_certification |
| Illinois Department of Education | www.isbe.state.il.us |
| Illinois Educator Licensure | http://www.isbe.state.il.us/licensure/ |
| Indiana Department of Education | www.doe.in.gov |
| Indiana Teacher Licensing | www.doe.in.gov/student-services/licensing |
| Iowa Department of Education | www.educateiowa.gov |
| Iowa Teaching Licenses | www.boee.iowa.gov |
| Kansas State Department of Education | www.ksde.org |
| Kansas Teacher Licensure | www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=111 |
| Kentucky Department of Education | www.education.ky.gov |
| Kentucky Teacher Certification | www.kyepsb.net/certification |
| Louisiana Department of Education | www.louisianabelieves.com/teaching |
| Louisiana Teacher Certification | www.louisianabelieves.com/teaching/certification |
| Maine Department of Education | www.maine.gov/education |
| Maine Teacher Certification | www.maine.gov/education/cert |
| Maryland Department of Education | www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE |
| Maryland Teacher Certification | marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions |
| Massachusetts Department of Education | www.doe.mass.edu |
| Massachusetts Licensure | www.doe.mass.edu/educators/e_license.html |
| Michigan Department of Education | www.michigan.gov/mde |
| Michigan Teacher Certification | www.michigan.gov/mde/046157 |
| Minnesota Department of Education | education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html |
| Minnesota Licensure | education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/Licen |
| Mississippi Department of Education | www.mde.k12.ms.us |
| Mississippi Licensure | www.mde.k12.ms.us/ed_licensure |
| Missouri Department of Higher Education | www.dhe.mo.gov |
| Missouri Department of Primary Education | dese.mo.gov |
| Missouri Teacher Certification | http://dese.mo.gov/eq/cert |
| Montana Office of Public Instruction | opi.mt.gov |
| Montana Educator Licensure | opi.mt.gov/cert/index.html |
| Nebraska Department of Education | www.education.ne.gov |
| Nebraska Certification | www.education.ne.gov/TCERT |
| Nevada Department of Education | www.doe.nv.gov |
| Nevada Teacher Licensure | teachers.nv.gov/Licenses |
| New Hampshire Department of Education | www.ed.state.nh.us |
| New Hampshire Bureau of Credentialing | www.education.nh.gov/certification |
| New Jersey Department of Education | www.state.nj.us/education |
| New Jersey Teaching Certification | www.state.nj.us/education/educators |
| New Mexico Public Education Department | www.ped.state.nm.us |
| New Mexico Teacher Licensure | www.ped.state.nm.us/licensure |
| New York State Education Department | www.nysed.gov |
| New York Teacher Certification | www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert |
| New York Virtual Learning System | eservices.nysed.gov/vls |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | www.dpi.state.nc.us |
| North Carolina Educator Licensure | www.dpi.state.nc.us/licensure |
| North Dakota Educator Licenses | www.nd.gov/espb/licensure |
| Ohio Department of Education | education.ohio.gov |
| Ohio Educator Licensure | education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Educator-Licensure |
| Oklahoma State Department of Education | www.ok.gov/sde |
| Oklahoma Teacher Certification | www.ok.gov/sde/teacher-certification |
| Oregon Department of Education | www.ode.state.or.us |
| Oregon TSPC License Guide | tspc.oregon.gov/licensure/licensure.asp |
| Pennsylvania Department of Education | www.education.state.pa.us |
| Pennsylvania Teacher Certification | education.state.pa.us/portal |
| Rhode Island Department of Education | http://www.ride.ri.gov |
| Rhode Island Educator Certification | www.ride.ri.gov/Teachers |
| South Carolina State Department of Education | ed.sc.gov |
| South Carolina Educator Certification | http://ed.sc.gov/agency/se/Educator-Certification-Recruitment-and-Preparation/ |
| South Dakota Department of Education | doe.sd.gov |
| South Dakota Teacher Certification | www.doe.sd.gov/oatq/teachercert.aspx |
| Tennessee Department of Education | www.state.tn.us/education |
| Tennessee Licensing | www.state.tn.us/education/lic |
| Texas Education Agency | www.tea.state.tx.us |
| Utah Education Network | www.uen.org |
| Utah State Office of Education | www.schools.utah.gov/main/ |
| Utah Teacher Certification | www.schools.utah.gov/cert/License-Requirements.aspx |
| Vermont Agency of Education | education.vermont.gov |
| Vermont Educator Licensing Office | education.vermont.gov/new/html/maincert.html |
| Virginia Department of Education | doe.virginia.gov |
| Virginia Teacher Licensure | www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/ |
| Washington State Certification | www.k12.wa.us/certification |
| Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction | www.k12.wa.us |
| West Virginia Certification | wvde.state.wv.us/certification |
| West Virginia Department of Education | wvde.state.wv.us |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | tepdl.dpi.wi.gov |
| Wisconsin Licensing Guide | tepdl.dpi.wi.gov/licensing/educator-licensing |
| Wyoming Department of Education | edu.wyoming.gov |
| Links below list current openings: | Starting Salary (up to) |
10 Year Salary (up to) |
| Art Teachers | $48,250 | $64,270 |
| Biology Teachers | $62,110 | $82,110 |
| Business Professors | $64,220 | $90,620 |
| Chemistry Teachers | $65,100 | $86,910 |
| Computer Science Teachers | $65,000 | $88,780 |
| Education Administration | $57,410 | $94,960 |
| Elementary School Teachers | $48,700 | $62,720 |
| Engineering Teachers | $52,080 | $89,610 |
| English Teachers | $57,320 | $74,290 |
| High School Teachers | $41,150 | $61,100 |
| History Teachers | $43,200 | $71,530 |
| Kindergarten Teachers | $40,480 | $65,420 |
| Math Teachers | $46,010 | $72,040 |
| Physics Teachers | $49,950 | $77,540 |
| Special Education Teachers | $52,550 | $80,170 |