Reply #25: Actually, I was responding to the comparison between [View All]

[Ms. Toad]

a JD and Master's degree (both of which I have).

I was also a teacher. I earned my Master's Degree while I was teaching. I was required to have some continuing education - I don't remember the details, except that if you stopped taking courses you could not renew your certificate. I decided that as long as I was taking courses, they might as well be meaningful so I worked towards Master of Science in Applied Math. At the time, once you had a Master's degree and a certain number of years teaching after earning the Master's degree you became eligible for a permanent certificate.

Although mine is grandfathered in, Ohio no longer has permanent certificates. All certified teachers in Ohio (other than those, like me, who already have permanent certificates) are currently required to take continuing education on a regular basis (the details vary based on when they first obtained a license).

When I was teaching, there were also pay increases - at 15 hours, Master's degree, and Masters + 15, I believe. I assume the structure is similar now.

So I guess the short answer, currently, is all of them.