THE STATE OF THE TEACHER

13.5 Million Strong

BLS

and growing!

PES

New jobs are opening

BLS

Many will retire

BLS

and many will leave.

TFS

PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS?

How might we…

http://typewith.me/t91UFvECbb

PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS?

How might we…

http://typewith.me/t91UFvECbb

TFS

TFS

Preschool and Kindergarten

Teachers

Elementary and Middle School

Teachers

Secondary School Teachers

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100% 97%

82%

57%

BLS

NCAC

o Teachers in the U.S. teach more hours per year (1080) than any other OECD nation, and far more than the OECD average of 803 / 664 hours (OECD, 2007).

BLS

MetLife 2009

MetLife 2009

MetLife 2008

MetLife 2008

Sources• Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,

Career Guide to Industries, 2010-11 Edition, Educational Services

• Projections of Education Statistics Teacher• Attrition and Mobility: Results from the 2008-09 Teacher

Follow-up Survey• The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher:

2008, 2009• National Center for Alternative Certification

o Educational Opportunity and Alternative Certification: New Evidence and New Questions