WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 16 key indicators of teacher-friendliness. Our data set ranges from “median starting salary” to “pupil-teacher ratio” to “school safety.”Learn more: http://news.lee.net/jobs/the-best-and-worst-states-to-be-a-teacher/article_02e8cc3a-14cf-11e7-b8f0-43ceefe7d27a.html