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Rural schools struggle to recruit, retain teachers in Montana

Karen Kamla, a veteran junior high teacher in Havre, was stunned by what out-of-state school districts were willing to pay her.

Armed with a new certification as a school librarian, Kamla, who has won national teaching awards, decided last spring that, for the sake of her family, she needed to make more money. In May, she went to a job fair at the University of Montana, looking for a new beginning.

Sun Valley, Idaho, offered a starting salary of $53,000. Garden City wanted her to fly to Kansas to check out the library. Colorado schools wanted her, too.

"I’ve never heard so many flattering things about me in my life," she said.

By LORNA THACKERAY
Of The Gazette Staff

Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/11/06/build/state/20-teachers.inc

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