can teachers collect unemployment during the summer time?

Answer 1

no. If they signed a 12 month contract then they still get paid over the summer.

Answer 2

I agree with Kansas and Bookworm!!! I work full-time as a teacher and I cannot even afford to buy a one room condo on my salary in the city I teach in Southern California. I see 850 kids a week! Plus I do teach an after school band for free. Generalizations about us stink. But that's beside the point. The answer is he/she cannot collect unemployment. If a teacher wants more summer money he/she should teach summer school! That's what I do!!! We also do not get paid for going to seminars/professional growth. We have to pay for most of our own class supplies or rewards. You have to have a lot of initiative to be a good teacher. The others get worn out and quit rather quickly. Some fall through the cracks and hide out in their room in survival mode.

Answer 3

No, we can't collect unemployment, because we aren't unemployed. And contrary to a previous poster's opinion, most of us continue to work throughout the summer. I put in 12+ hour days during the school year, and then 8+ hour days during my breaks. I definitely am NOT underworked. I teach approximately 150 kids a day, and my district now wants to increase that to 250 (i.e. 50 students in a science classroom). Meanwhile, my salary works out to $15/hr if I ONLY worked during school hours. For 5 years of college education (a bachelor's degree + 1 year of credentialing classes), that's not a lot. I can't afford to buy a house, because I live in California, where a shack is $300,000. If you want an actual modest 1200 square foot home, you're looking at $400,000. People need to research their comments before they speak. Just MY little rant for the day. ;)

Answer 4

1. In order to collect unemployment compensation you must be actively seeking full time employment and be ready to start work at a moment's notice. 2. You are being paid through August. Your salary will most likely be above the allotted amount. You might want to wait to file for unemployment compensation until your salary runs out. 3. Unemployment compensation IS NOT free vacation money. You must be looking for work. Good luck

Answer 5

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! One of these answers is ridiculous. I have more than 100 kids. That is 100 papers a day at least. I get paid yearly, but WORK yearly. If you divide how many hours I put in by my check, I'd be better off working at McDonald's. I do not complain until I hear people who have no idea what we are worth say things like that! No one would ever say a doctor is overpaid, but we are educating the future doctors and lawyers of the world. I'll take my low pay and keep my job which I love, but you, my friend, need to get off your high horse. Of course, we don't deserve UNEMPLOYMENT because we are WORKING ALL SUMMER!

Answer 6

I hope not... they don't deserve it and they're overpaid and underworked as it is... most teachers you come across today are chronic whiners about how many hours they have to work and how many kids.. blah, blah, blah.. back in the day teachers taught because they loved it... and I know there were 30+ kids in virtually every class I had through school... and teachers did extra stuff after school like coaching... because they ENJOYED IT.. they wanted to do it... Today, I think too many people get into teaching because they want the money and all the extra time off. So, do they deserve EI while off for the summer.. NOT A CHANCE! (sorry.. that's my rant for the day!)

Answer 7

No, it is a 12 month contract. If the teacher's contract is not renewed, they cannot collect unemployment until the prior year's contract runs out at the end of June.

Answer 8

Depends on the unemployment rules for a particular state. In most states they cannot, because they sign a 12 month contract and are techneically not laid off over the summer. Other school workers--cafeteria workers, etc. often can collect, though because they are laid off in June.

Answer 9

No, teachers still are under contract. In fact, many states do divide the salary by 12 and give a monthly salary for the ten months worked.

Answer 10

I work at an "at will" school. That means I sign a new contract every year. My contract does not include the summer so I get unemployment.

Answer 11

No. Teachers do not get laid off in the summer. Most districts pay you over 12 months anyway. Also, just FYI, we are not overpaid. I would suggest anyone who thinks that should teach for a week. It is harder to teach now than it used to be.