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SEP. 2. 1998 2:46PM OFFICE OF SECRETARY
NO. 1448 P. 3/5
While much of the growth is concentrated in large states like California, Texas and Florida, the majority
of states, and many suburban school districts, are facing the impact of an increased number of children attending
school each year.
For instance, Missouri, Minnesota and Illinois are three states with rapidly growing suburban school
districts. And in one of the fastest growing school districts in the nation, Fulton County, Georgia, part of
suburban Atlanta, communities will need to build 17 additional schools to close the gap and meet enrollment
needs in the next five years.
"More students in school exacerbates the need for additional teachers and classroom space," said Riley.
"As this report shows, we're going to need 2.4 million teachers over the next decade to accommodate the rising
student population and to replace those retiring and leaving the profession. We have to do all we can to ensure
that they are in environments conducive to teaching and learning, and that they receive the professional support
they need early on."
A 1995 General Accounting Office report estimated that $112 billion were needed to upgrade and retrofit
America's school buildings. And in its 1998 Report Card for America's Infrastructure, the American Society of
Civil Engineers graded schools an "F" and said they represented the nation's worst public infrastructure need.
According to the Education Department's report, the greatest number of additional students over the
next ten years will be concentrated in grades 9-12. Projections for 1998-2008 indicate an additional 1.5 million
public high school students over the same period, an 11 percent increase. And the next largest increase is
projected for grades 6-8, where just under a half million additional students will enter those grades over the next
ten years.
Than
As part of his FY 1999 budget request still pending in Congress, President Clinton has proposed: a $22
billion initiative to build, renovate and modemize 5,000 public schools; a $12 billion plan to put well-trained
teachers in classrooms to reduce class size in grades 1-3 to a nationwide average of 18 students over seven years,
and a $550 million to train teachers to use technology and put more computers in classrooms.
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