Primary and secondary school faculties are aging; by 2008, 48 % of the current teaching force will be eligible for retirement, leaving openings for new teachers. (sciencemag.org)
Now, a large part of the current teaching force is learning Portuguese alongside the students they are teaching. (gse.harvard.edu)
«Reducing the student - teacher ratios to the national average would require hiring a total of 135,000 additional teachers beyond the current teaching force of around 300,000.» (laschoolreport.com)