Report: Fewer grads choosing to be Calif teachers
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.—The number of public school teachers has reached a decade-low in California, and the job is getting less attractive amid state budget cuts, a new study says.
The budget problems have boosted class sizes, interfered with teacher training and reduced support from school counselors, nurses and aides, according to the report released Monday by the not-for-profit Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, a research and advocacy group based in Santa Cruz.
"The budget cuts have severely damaged the teacher pipeline, but all the systems that support good teaching are really compromised," center director Margaret Gaston told the Monterey County Herald. "That's really the main message."
The study showed the number of teachers in California is now at its lowest level
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