There needs to be some kind of formula that gives the higher rent areas more attention. Until that happens, Santa Clara County schools have to make the best of a bad situation. During the current school year, one full-time teaching position has remained unfilled. According to James, the vacancy has proved to be a major problem. Several different teachers have taken control of the stray class throughout the year.
Officials expect the current unfavorable conditions for area schools to only get worse.
The county office of education predicts that 30 percent of California teachers will retire in the next 10 years. Something has to give. For the time being, that something is funding for school programs.