Teachers and the Economic Stimulus
“K–12 Job Trends Amidst Stimulus Funds: Early Findings”
Although the total number of education jobs is dropping at unprecedented levels, the federal economic-stimulus package approved last year by Congress can be credited with paying for 342,000, or 5.5 percent, of all teaching jobs nationally this school year, according to
a new report
.
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