Vital Statistics

You may have heard that education is becoming more and more about the numbers. With that in mind, we take a look at some of the teaching profession’s vital statistics. (Data cited are the most recent available to us; sources are below .)

1) Estimated number of U.S. elementary and secondary school teachers: 3.5 million

2) Percent increase in the number of teachers from 1990-2004: 27

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