ShareThisState of Teaching in California
-- The number of students in California schools is on the rise. Meanwhile, the number of teachers has dropped by 13,000 in the past two years.
-- Teacher training has been cut by $100 million since 2007-2008.
-- In 2010-2011, fewer than half of schools surveyed had 180 days in the school year. Two years earlier, they all had 180 days.
-- Half of schools surveyed had cut counselors, librarians and teacher aides in the past three years.
-- A third of school districts reported cutting the number of school administrators in the past three years.
-- Two-thirds of districts have shifted funds away from administrator training.
Source: Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd.
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