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Fewer teachers and students at Michigan public schools
Posted: 08.06.2011 at 8:09 PM
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(AP) -- The number of teachers and students in public schools has decreased as Michigan has lost population in recent years. A lookat the data:
-2006-07: 111,705 teachers; 1,693,436 students
-2007-08: 111,595 teachers; 1,661,414 students
-2008-09: 110,344 teachers; 1,628,628 students
-2009-10: 107,609 teachers; 1,599,851 students
-2010-11: Teacher data not available; 1,560,165 students
--Source: Teacher data is from the Center for Educational Performance and Information; student data is from the Michigan Department of Education.
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