1.   Across America, nearly a quarter of newly hired teachers are unlicensed.

2.   But the same regulation that resulted in this suit will soon require that every newly hired teacher in the state be certified.

3.   Eventually, nearly all newly hired teachers will get their credentials.

4.   Nationally, nearly a quarter of newly hired teachers are unlicensed and a disturbingly high number have not even studied the subjects they teach.

5.   School districts built schools and hired teachers as enrollments surged.

6.   The district would typically lose more than half its newly hired teachers within a few years, and the bulk of them quit right away.

7.   A year-old state law requires background checks for newly hired teachers.