Retirement Teacher Boom In California Increases Risk Of Severe Teacher Shortage, CSET Test Prep Needed

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 25, 2010 -- Policymakers in Sacramento are extremely worried – and it’s not because of the severe state budget deficits. As more California teachers are set to retire with the first wave of baby boomers, education researchers are pressuring the state government to avoid this catastrophe by increasing teaching salaries, recruiting more teachers and professors and flooding the market with CSET test prep material.

Statistics Worry Education Researchers

According to the California Department of Education, this impending teacher shortage has not gone unnoted: “while progress has been made in reducing California’s teacher shortages, projections are that the demand for teachers will continue to grow as 32 percent, or 90,000 teachers, are expected to retire within the next ten years and enrollment in university and college teacher preparation programs declines.” Further statistics project that the teacher shortage will hit mathematics and science the hardest.

While many might look at the impending job availability in California as a positive outlook for economic growth, educational researchers in Sacramento have pointed out that K-12 students will suffer while schools look to hire. Additionally, many of these researchers believe that increasing the availability of high-quality CSET preparation material is one of the most effective answers to this dilemma.

The Link Between CSET Test Prep And The Teacher Shortage

“Since California requires rigorous CSET preparation before certifying a teacher, having thorough and detailed CSET test prep material is absolutely crucial in the battle to reduce California’s teacher shortage,” says Robert Aldgate, a certified teacher and CSET test coach with Teaching Solutions, an innovative test prep company that creates highly effective CSET test prep and practice tests.

In fact, Teaching Solutions – long regarded as one of the best test prep companies by educational researchers – is seeking to tackle California’s teacher shortage head-on by introducing the “7 Day CSET Multiple Subjects Comprehensive Success System”. By combining high-quality CSET test prep with in-depth coaching from previous test takers, those who’ve followed this new and innovative system have seen their pass rates skyrocket to 87.3%, according to third-party statistics. This success system is also unique in that it helps a future test taker to pinpoint trouble spots and can be customized to maximize limited test prep time.

A Positive Future For California’s Students

It’s this kind of test preparation material that makes educational researchers like Aldgate certain that the teacher shortage in California will be nipped in the bud.

“When it comes down to it, thoroughly preparing test takers for the exam that ultimately determines if they’ll be a teacher is the most important step to ensure that K-12 students will never feel the impact of California’s teacher shortage, now and in the future,” says Aldgate.

More information can be found online at http://www.teachingsolutions.org/cset.html

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