Algebra 1 requirement highlights teacher shortage
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Now that the state has mandated Algebra 1 for all eighth-graders within three years, a deeply entrenched problem has become even more urgent: California does not have enough qualified teachers of mathematics.
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100,000: Approximate number of retiring teachers in the state in the next decade.
33,000: At least that many new math and science teachers may be needed due to attrition and retirement over the next 10 years.
3,000: Minimum number of additional eighth-grade algebra teachers needed within 3 years to meet the state's new requirement