Randi Weingarten: Education by the Numbers

Randi Weingarten: Education by the Numbers:

Randi Weingarten: Education by the Numbers

by Randi Weingarten

Randi Weingarten

President, American Federation of Teachers

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Education by the Numbers

Since some people think that everything in education can be reduced to a number, let's follow their lead.

76: The percentage of teachers who report that their school's budget decreased in the last year (after the recession officially ended).

63: The percentage of teachers who say that theirclass sizes increased in the last year.

16.4 million: The number of children in Americaliving in poverty.

64: The percentage of teachers who report that in the last year, the number of students and families needing health and social support services increased.

28: The percentage of teachers who say that health or social services have been reduced or eliminated in their schools.

50: The approximate percent of teachers who leave the profession within the first