This paper discusses the data that are available on demand and supply of teachers of mathematics and science and points out discrepancies and difficulties in current statistics and in collecting the pertinent information. Estimates of supply hinge on indentifying who is to be included in the pool of mathematics and science teachers, but there are…

Individual states' educational policy reforms in the 1980s were aimed at improving the quality of both science education and mathematics education in elementary and secondary schools. Many states have raised standards for teacher certification, increased course requirements for graduation, revised state curriculum frameworks, and established new…