Complete List of State Departments of Education
States
Alabama Top
Phone #: (334) 242-9700
Address
50 North Ripley Street, P.O. Box 302101, Montgomery, Alabama 36104
E-Mail Contact: teached *at* alsde.edu
Website
Interesting Note
You can apply to teach in every school district in Alabama with one online application
http://www.alsde.edu/TeachInAlabama/
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Alaska Top
Phone #: (907) 465-2802
Address
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200. P.O. Box 110500, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500
E-Mail Contact: eed.webmaster *at* alaska.gov
Website
Interesting Note
Alaska Job Bank directly connects you to a website and contact email address for every state
school in Alaska
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Arizona Top
Phone #: (602) 542-5393
Address
1535 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007
E-Mail Contact: HumanResourcesGroup *at* ade.az.gov.
Website
Interesting Note
The Arizona Department of Education has a database where you can log in, add resumes, and
apply for state jobs in one simple process
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Arkansas Top
Phone #: (501) 682-4475
Address
Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
E-Mail Contact: Clemetta.Hood *at* arkansas.gov
Website
Interesting Note
The Arkansas Department of Education provides career opportunities with the Arkansas
Department of Education, as well as job vacancies posted by public schools in the state
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California Top
Phone #: (916) 319-0800
Address
1430 N Street, Sacramento, California 95814-5901
E-Mail Contact: cdejobs *at* cde.ca.gov
Website
Interesting Note
The California Department of Education uses Lyris, an e-mail system that notifies its members
for Examination bulletins currently listed on the CDE Open Examination web page. To join
the Examination notification list, sent a blank message to
join-exam-notification *at* mlist.cde.ca.gov.
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Colorado Top
Phone #: (303) 866-6600
Address
201 East Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado 80203
E-Mail Contact: kispert_w *at* cde.state.co.us
Website
Interesting Note
The Colorado Department of Education employment website posts jobs from the classifieds and
at-will positions. It also features a standard application form in PDF or Adobe version
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Connecticut Top
Phone #: (860) 713-6543
Address
165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
E-Mail Contact: teacher.cert *at* ct.gov
Website
Interesting Note
The teacher website provides a step by step guide on how to become a certified teacher in
Connecticut including certification types and job vacancies
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Delaware Top
Phone #: (302) 735-4000
Address
John G. Townsend Building, 401 Federal Street, Dover, Delaware 19901.
E-Mail Contact: dedoe *at* doe.k12.de.us
Website
Interesting Note
DOE Employment offers an application form in PDF or WORD version and a link to
teachdelaware.com, your one-stop site for teaching opportunities in Delaware
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Florida Top
Phone #: (850) 245-0505
Address
Turlington Building, Suite 1514, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
E-Mail Contact: commisioner *at* fldoe.org
Website
Interesting Note
The Teaching career website bundles all the information you need on educational quality,
employment, professional development and financial aid onto one helpful website
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Georgia Top
Phone #: (404) 656-2510
Address
2052 Twin Towers East, 205 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334
E-Mail Contact: human.resources *at* doe.k12.ga.us
Website
Interesting Note
You can apply for all state jobs posted on the Georgia State Department website by simply
sending the job number, a cover letter, a resume and an application form to
recruiter *at* goe.k12.ga.us
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Hawaii Top
Phone #: (808) 586-3420
Address
1390 Miller Street, P.O. Box 2360, Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
E-Mail Contact: teacher_recruitment *at* notes.k12.hi.us
Website
Interesting Note
Offers a complete overview of teaching in Hawaii including wages, licensing and bonus and
incentive packages
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Idaho Top
Phone #: (208) 332-6800
Address
650 West State Street, PO Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0027
E-Mail Contact: ieew *at* idschadm.org
Website
Interesting Note
Job postings include all Educationally Certified Staff in Idaho, accredited public and non-public
schools, including long-term substitute positions; classified support positions at the
building or district level and certified staff in community colleges, area education agencies,
higher education, and the Idaho State Department of Education.
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Illinois Top
Phone #: (217) 782-4313
Address
100 North First Street, Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001
Website
Interesting Note
Illinois employs over 130,000 teachers for the 208,000 students in the state
Indiana Top
Phone #: (317) 232-6610
Address
151 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
E-Mail Contact: webmaster *at* doe.in.gov
Website
Interesting Note
Offers a comprehensive 19 page "Help List" with name, contact information including phone
number and email address alphabetically-listed of any field pertaining to teaching
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Iowa Top
Phone #: (515)-281-5294
Address
400 E 14th St, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
E-Mail Contact: janice.friedel *at* iowa.gov
Website
Interesting Note
Teach Iowa offers a Teach in Taiwan program for Iowa certified teachers to work overseas and
discover another culture
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Kansas Top
Phone #: (785) 296-3202
Address
120 SE 10th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66612
Website
Kentucky Top
Phone #: (502) 564-5279
Address
500 Mero Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Website
Interesting Note
The state of Kentucky employs over 40,000 teachers in 2002. This number is expected to
continue to increase
Louisiana Top
Phone #: (225) 342-3490
Address
P.O. Box 94064, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
E-Mail Contact: Mary.Gloston *at* la.gov
Website
Interesting Note
The state of Louisiana employs nearly 50,000 teachers and has a student/teacher ratio of 14:1,
one of the lowest in the state
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Maine Top
Phone #: (207) 287-5944
Address
23 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
E-Mail Contact: cert.doe *at* maine.gov
Website
Interesting Note
The link http://www.maine.gov/education/cert/request.htm offers a helpful step-by-step
application process to become a certified teacher in the state of Maine
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Maryland Top
Phone #: (410) 767-0019
Address
200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
E-Mail Contact: jobs *at* msde.state.md.us
Website
Interesting Note
In the 2007 school year, the state of Maryland hired nearly 8,000 new teachers. This is expected
to increase in the coming years.
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Massachusetts Top
Phone #: (781) 338-3000
Address
350 Main Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148
E-Mail Contact: boe *at* doe.mass.edu
Website
Interesting Note
The DOE Massachusetts employment provides job openings for state opportunities, contract
opportunities, student internships, and school and district opportunities
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Michigan Top
Phone #: (517) 373-3324
Address
608 W Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30008, Lansing, Michigan 48909
E-Mail Contact: MDEweb *at* michigan.gov
Website
Interesting Note
Michigan State ranked second in the best on-line learning schools in America according to the
Centre for Digital Education
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Minnesota Top
Phone #: (651) 582-8200
Address
1500 Highway 36 West, Roseville, Minnesota 55113
E-Mail Contact: tammy.mcglone *at* state.mn.us
Website
Interesting Note
The State of Minnesota currently employs 52,781 licensed teachers in 339 school districts which
equals numerous career opportunities for aspiring teachers
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Mississippi Top
Phone #: (601) 359-3513
Address
359 North West Street, P.O. Box 771, Jackson, Mississippi 39201
E-Mail Contact: cmcnair *at* mde.k12.ms.us
Website
Interesting Note
The Mississippi Teacher Centre operates a job placement service that maintains a database of
prospective teachers/administrators and district job vacancies. This database connects
qualified teachers with job opportunities in their area
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Missouri Top
Phone #: (573) 751-4212
Address
205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101.
E-Mail Contact: webreplyvae *at* dese.mo.gov
Website
Interesting Note
The state of Missouri is currently understaffed in several subjects including foreign languages,
mathematics, earth science and vocal music. This means the job prospects for prospective
teachers is at an all-time high
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Montana Top
Phone #: (406) 444-3095
Address
P.O. Box 202501, Helena, Montana 59620-2501
E-Mail Contact: cert *at* mt.gov
Website
Interesting Note
You are able to fill in an universal application form once and apply to as many jobs as you want.
You can also update and add more information to it at any time.
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Nebraska Top
Phone #: (402) 471-2295
Address
301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 94987, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
E-Mail Contact: nebraskaeducationjobs *at* yahoo.com
Website
Interesting Note
Website offers a free NDE-sponsored educational recruitment service for schools seeking
employees and for individuals seeking employment including certification requirements,
job fairs, and online applications
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Nevada Top
Phone #: (775) 687-9115
Address
700 East Fifth Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701
E-Mail Contact: obee *at* learningoptions.net
Website
Interesting Note
The State of Nevada provides an online recruiting system, NV-APPS that allows you to create an
account, fill out your applicant profile and apply for state-wide jobs in three easy steps
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New Hampshire Top
Phone #: (603) 271-3494
Address
101 Pleasant Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301-3860
E-Mail Contact: lmiller *at* edstate.nh.us
Website
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New Jersey Top
Phone #: (609)292-4469
Address
P.O. Box 500, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500
E-Mail Contact: njhire *at* doe.state.nj.us
Website
Interesting Note
New Jersey State takes part in Troops to Teachers, a program that assists military personnel in
making a successful transition to second careers as educators
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New Mexico Top
Phone #: (505) 827-5800
Address
Jerry Apodaca Education Building, 300 Don Graper Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
E-Mail Contact: licensureunit *at* state.nm.us
Website
Interesting Note
You only need to complete one application to apply in multiple school districts including in the
184 schools located on or near an Indian Reservation
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New York Top
Phone #: (518) 474-3901
Address
89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234
E-Mail Contact: workforce *at* mail.nysed.gov
Website
Interesting Note
The state of New York has over 7,000 public and private elementary, middle and secondary
schools and employs over 200,000 teachers, counsellors and administrators
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North Carolina Top
Phone #: (919) 733-0377
Address
301 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
E-Mail Contact: Help *at* dpi.state.nc.us.
Website
Interesting Note
Offers a complete contact list of all 115 Local Education Agencies. The state of North Carolina
is expecting to hire 100,000 new teachers through the year 2010
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North Dakota Top
Phone #: (701) 328-2260
Address
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 201, Floors 9,10 and 11, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440
E-Mail Contact: dpi *at* nd.gov
Website
Interesting Note
There are 192 school districts in North Dakota. The state department website provides a
comprehensive school directory with contact information for each school at http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/directry/secf.pdf
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Ohio Top
Phone #: 1 877-644-6338
Address
25 South Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
E-Mail Contact: Educator.Licensure *at* ode.state.oh.us
Website
Interesting Note
Ohio currently staffs over 90,000 teachers and expects this number to increase every year until
2017
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Oklahoma Top
Phone #: (405) 521-3301
Address
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
E-Mail Contact: Velia_Ivory *at* sde.state.ok.us
Website
Interesting Note
Currently Oklahoma employs nearly 50,000 teachers for their 1800 school sites. Teachers can
expect to make an average of $43,000 annually in Oklahoma school districts
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Oregon Top
Phone #: (503) 378-3600
Address
255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310
Website
Pennsylvania Top
Phone #: (717) 783-6788
Address
333 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126
E-Mail Contact: ra-edwebmaster *at* state.pa.us
Website
Interesting Note
Pennsylvania Board of Education participates in TIPS and PENNLINK. TIPS is a free service
for certified teachers looking for job vacancies, while PENN LINK is a free job vacancy
service for non-certified careers in education, perfect for part-time work while obtaining a
degree in education
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Rhode Island Top
Phone #: (401) 222-4600
Address
255 Westminster Street • Providence, Rhode Island 02903
E-Mail Contact: eqac *at* ride.ri.gov
Website
Interesting Note
Rhode Island is a "local" hiring state where each school district does its own hiring. However,
the state website lists a comprehensive list of all schools in the district plus classified ads
from state newspapers for opening educator position at
http://www.ride.ri.gov/educatorquality/edjobs.aspx
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South Carolina Top
Phone #: (803) 734-8500
Address
1429 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
E-Mail Contact: info *at* ed.sc.gov
Website
Interesting Note
The Human Resources section has a list of state wide jobs and internships at
http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Finance-and-Operations/Human-Resources/index.html
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South Dakota Top
Phone #: (605) 773-3134
Address
700 Governors Drive, Pierre, South Dakota 57501
E-Mail Contact: http://doe.sd.gov/contact/
Website
Interesting Note
A list of Teacher Shortage Areas is listed at
http://doe.sd.gov/oatq/teachingjobs/shortageareas/index.asp, a great place to begin your
search when looking for education job vacancies
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Tennessee Top
Phone #: (615) 741-2731
Address
Andrew Johnson Tower - 6th Floor, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee 37243
E-Mail Contact: Education.Comments *at* tn.gov
Website
Interesting Note
Hiring in Tennessee is done at the local level. However, an online state-wide resource is
available for school districts to post openings and for teacher candidates to post resumes at
https://www.k-12.state.tn.us/teachingjobs/index.aspx.
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Texas Top
Phone #: (512) 463-9734
Address
1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701
E-Mail Contact: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/tea/contact.html
Website
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Utah Top
Phone #: (801) 538-7500
Address
250 East 200 South, PO Box 144200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200
Website
Interesting Note
Utah currently employs over 25,000 teachers in public schools and 1,400 in private schools. This
number is expected to increase by 2010
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Vermont Top
Phone #: (802) 828-3135
Address
120 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05620
E-Mail Contact: DOE-EdInfo *at* state.vt.us
Website
Interesting Note
56 out of the 60 supervisory districts in Vermont use an online recruiting service called
SchoolSpring.com which is available through the Department of Education. To use
SchoolSpring.com's services, go to www.schoolspring.com.
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Virginia Top
Phone #: 1 (800) 292-3820
Address
James Monroe Building, 101 North 14th Street, P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, Virginia 23219
E-Mail Contact: licensure *at* doe.virginia.gov
Website
Interesting Note
Offers access to Teach Virginia, an online job bank for all teacher district job opportunities.
www.teachvirginia.org
Washington Top
Phone #: (360) 725-6000
Address
Old Capitol Building, PO Box 47200, 600 Washington St. S.E., Olympia, WA 98504-7200
E-Mail Contact: wateach *at* usteach.com
Website
Interesting Note
Offers direct access to Wa Teach, an online recruitment agency created by the Washington
Department of Education to alleviate the shortage of credited teachers in Washington.
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West Virginia Top
Phone #: (304)558-8869
Address
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305
Website
Interesting Note
Visit http://wvde.state.wv.us/jobs/ to see all teacher job openings by category, district and grade
level.
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Wisconsin Top
Phone #: (800) 441-4563
Address
125 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Wisconsin 53707-7841
E-Mail Contact: webadmin *at* dpi.wi.gov
Website
Interesting Note
Offers Wisconsin's Job Seeker, an interactive Career Agent that will track down teacher career
opportunities based on your input data
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Wyoming Top
Phone #: (307) 777-7675
Address
2300 Capitol Avenue, Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0050
E-Mail Contact: tlockw *at* educ.state.wy.us
Website
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