> in 2010 only 50 percent of public school staff members in the US were teachers. This has as much to do with schools hiring "staffers" and "instructional assi

> in 2010 only 50 percent of public school staff members in the US were teachers. This has as much to do with schools hiring "staffers" and "instructional assistants" as a cost-cutting measure as it does with top-heavy public school bureaucracy. It's akin to the "associate/adjunct professor" fiasco in a college environment.