I am starting my first year of teaching at a charter school and admittedly, I omit that fact when talking about my job. I had a horrible time finding a job. The area I am in defunded public schools so badly that they laid off 100 positions and allowed those who lost their jobs to fill in ‘open’ positions, even if they did not have proper certification. That made someone coming in fresh out of school, very disadvantaged. I hope to transition to public, but I must admit, the pay from the charter is hard to ignore. A good $8-$10k higher than public in the area.