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William F. Goodling: “There are several hundred thousand teachers presently working at other jobs because they cannot find teaching jobs where…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 1998
There are several hundred thousand teachers presently working at other jobs because they cannot find teaching jobs where they want to teach. It would be amazing if we all of a sudden decided we ought to create 100,000 more since there is no study that indicates that there is any shortage now or will be in the near future. As I said, hundreds of thousands of teachers are now working at other jobs.
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William F. Goodling
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the availability of teaching jobs and the current employment situation for teachers.

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