Demand for teachers on decline in Florida

Source: Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The demand for teachers in Florida is on a decline.
Education officials are looking for 17,000 new teachers this fall, compared to 32,000 in 2006.

Officials blame it on looming state budget cuts and lower enrollment tied to the economic slump.

Sean Snaith is the director of the Institute for Economic Competition at the University of Central Florida. He says he expects teacher hires to rebound when the housing market bounces back.