Cost of Schools' Staffing Surge

Americaâ??s K-12 public education system has experienced tremendous historical growth in employment, according to the U.S. Department of Educationâ??s National Center for Education Statistics. Between fiscal year (FY) 1950 and FY 2009, the number of K-12 public school students in the United States increased by 96 percent, while the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) school employees grew 386 percent.