The Center For The Future Of Teaching And Learning Is Out…

with a new report looking at California teachers.

They found that from 2007–08 to 2009–10, the total number of teachers in California declined from 310,361 to 299,666 teachers. Second year teachers have dropped by 50% to just over 18,000 in the same time period.

They also found that between the years of 2001–02 and 2007–08, the number of enrollees in teacher preparation programs dropped by 45%, from more than 75,000 to fewer than 45,000.