Districts will need to hire between 11,900 and 15,600 additional lead TK teachers by 2025–26 beyond the estimated 4,100 already employed¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2027: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Additional lead TK teacher demand through 2025–26 is projected at 11,900–15,600 above the estimated 4,100 baseline, roughly quadrupling the TK teaching force. → Melnick 2022

Evidence¶

Melnick 2022¶

Melnick, H., García, E., & Leung-Gagné, M. (2022). Building a well-qualified transitional kindergarten workforce in California: Needs and opportunities. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/826.674

q2 · i? · associational · r2

County-level projection model (Findings section) multiplying projected enrollment by class size and staffing configuration, net of an estimated 4,100 baseline teachers; the lower bound assumes 65% uptake and the upper bound 80%. The report states California "would need to quadruple the number of TK teachers."

"We project that the number of lead TK teachers will need to increase by between 11,900 and 15,600 by 2025–26, above and beyond the estimated 4,100 TK teachers employed in 2019–20."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• California's universal TK expansion will require an additional 11,900 to 15,600 credentialed teachers with early childhood expertise by 2025–26 — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• County differences in TK uptake and population size translate into varying hiring needs, with the five largest counties accounting for over half of increased demand — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• California will need at least 16,000 to 19,700 assistant TK teachers by 2025–26 under one-lead-one-assistant staffing — related
• TK enrollment in California is projected to reach between 291,000 and 358,000 children by 2025–26 under three modeled uptake scenarios — related