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New Home Buying Program for Educators from Traditional Home Mortgage, Inc..

Financial Services for Teachers
Information about Florida grants, Fulbright Fellowships, state and federal scholarships and loans, housing assistance, and Florida’s retirement system.

The Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program
Teachers completing the national board certification process receive 10% of the average state teacher’s salary - a bonus of $3,820 this year - to be awarded every year for up to 10 years as long as the teacher remains in the profession. This year this bonus was combined with a one time additional bonus of $500.00. And that’s not all! If after becoming certified, you choose to be a teacher mentor and dedicate 12 days or more to this, you will be granted an additional bonus same as the one above: 10% of the average teacher’s salary. Each year that you mentor this increase will be awarded.

Florida Housing Finance Corporation
Created over 20 years ago by the Florida State Legislature, this organization provides affordable housing assistance for teachers who are first time buyers and waives the first time buyer requirement in the following counties: Brevard, Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie.

Teacher Pay Review

A study of teacher pay in fifteen states.
Presented to the National Board for Education Sciences in Washington D.C., this recently released report calls for uniform standards when compiling state-by-state comparisons of average teacher salary.

Teacher Pay Review Issue Brief (PDF)
The two page overview

Teacher Pay Review Executive Summary (PDF)
The sixteen page summary

Teacher Pay Review (PDF)
The full sixty-two page report

AP Performance Pay Report (PDF)
Examines effects of performance pay received by Florida’s Advanced Placement teachers since 2000. Published April 2006