Originally Posted by Bostonian
Originally Posted by Dude
Privates also tend to pay their staff less, in both wages and benefits. This is a major reason why they hire teachers with lower credentials and/or less experience.
A teacher having a bachelor's degree in a field other than education is a positive IMO.

Public school teachers generally have to acquire teaching credentials over and above the requirements of a bachelor's degree, irrespective of the nature of their bachelor's. Entry-level teachers can often be hired without them, so long as they demonstrate that they are concurrently enrolled in a program to acquire them.

Private schools typically have no such requirement.