Are most California public schools experiencing an immediate demand for teachers? What subject areas and/or grade levels are experiencing the greatest demand for teachers?
Over the next decade, California public schools will need to hire 195,000 new teachers. Class size reduction (enabling districts to reduce classroom enrollment to 20 in K-3 and some 9th grade classes), rising student enrollment and projected teacher attrition have all contributed to the growing demand for teachers. In general, most school districts throughout the state are experiencing a high demand for elementary school teachers as well as teachers of the following subject areas: special education, English as a second language, math, science and bilingual education. Large urban school districts (with a student enrollment population of 50,000 or greater) and rural school districts are experiencing a high demand for new teachers at all grade levels and subject areas.
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