Classroom Teachers on Waivers, by Subject Area, by State:  2001-2002
State Mathematics (middle, jr. high, high school) Science (middle, jr. high, high school)
Total Number of Teachers Not Fully Certified Total Number of Teachers Not Fully Certified
Total With Content Expertise Total With Content Expertise
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 2,952 153 5.2% 58 37.9% 1,104 192 17.4% 144 75.0%
Alaska -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Arizona 1,699 145 8.5% 39 26.9% 1,444 130 9.0% 40 30.8%
Arkansas 1,733 72 4.2% 19 26.4% 1,760 107 6.1% 74 69.2%
California 17,385 2,438 14.0% 2,255 92.5% 13,676 2,237 16.4% 2,194 98.1%
Colorado 3,045 148 4.9% 100 67.6% 2,784 158 5.7% 143 90.5%
Connecticut 2,629 65 2.5% 24 36.9% 2,688 66 2.5% 18 27.3%
Delaware 417 24 5.8% 6 25.0% 403 23 5.7% 2 8.7%
District of Columbia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Florida 6,563 59 0.9% 34 57.6% 5,836 47 0.8% 31 66.0%
Georgia 4,941 253 5.1% 253 100.0% 4,221 273 6.5% 273 100.0%
Hawaii 480 47 9.8% 34 72.3% 508 37 7.3% 34 91.9%
Idaho 1,180 43 3.6% 1 2.3% 1,707 41 2.4% 4 9.8%
Illinois 8,820 130 1.5% 46 35.4% 7,465 161 2.2% 58 36.0%
Indiana 8,930 43 0.5% 43 100.0% 6,674 84 1.3% 84 100.0%
Iowa 2,848 0 0.0% 0 -- 2,423 0 0.0% 0 --
Kansas 4,264 16 0.4% 13 81.3% 3,563 13 0.4% 12 92.3%
Kentucky 3,062 31 1.0% 11 35.5% 2,687 22 0.8% 14 63.6%
Louisiana 2,918 492 16.9% 20 4.1% 1,705 361 21.2% 35 9.7%
Maine 1,282 74 5.8% 41 55.4% 1,138 83 7.3% 53 63.9%
Maryland 2,072 464 22.4% 407 87.7% 2,213 564 25.5% 540 95.7%
Massachusetts 4,300 10 0.2% -- -- 4,717 4 0.1% -- --
Michigan 4,416 35 0.8% -- -- 4,348 31 0.7% 3 9.7%
Minnesota 9,207 42 0.5% 31 73.8% 7,855 58 0.7% 46 79.3%
Mississippi 1,629 68 4.2% 6 8.8% 930 81 8.7% 8 9.9%
Missouri 4,417 192 4.3% -- -- 4,017 243 6.0% -- --
Montana 614 5 0.8% -- -- 502 13 2.6% -- --
Nebraska 846 3 0.4% 3 100.0% 788 1 0.1% 1 100.0%
Nevada -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
New Hampshire 664 13 2.0% -- -- 648 11 1.7% -- --
New Jersey 6,948 44 0.6% 44 100.0% 4,907 79 1.6% 79 100.0%
New Mexico 1,428 42 2.9% -- -- 1,209 17 1.4% -- --
New York 15,185 1,403 9.2% -- -- 14,194 1,387 9.8% -- --
North Carolina 2,557 718 28.1% 535 74.5% 7,539 1,135 15.1% 785 69.2%
North Dakota 371 0 0.0% 0 -- 365 3 0.8% 3 100.0%
Ohio 5,980 152 2.5% 152 100.0% 6,408 244 3.8% 244 100.0%
Oklahoma -- 3 -- 3 100.0% -- 6 -- 6 100.0%
Oregon 1,091 30 2.7% 30 100.0% 1,516 21 1.4% 21 100.0%
Pennsylvania 7,286 190 2.6% -- -- 4,014 196 4.9% -- --
Rhode Island 688 12 1.7% 8 66.7% 764 8 1.0% 7 87.5%
South Carolina 3,102 390 12.6% 278 71.3% 2,446 592 24.2% 493 83.3%
South Dakota 4,852 121 2.5% -- -- 4,788 127 2.7% -- --
Tennessee 4,264 106 2.5% 39 36.8% 4,021 182 4.5% 94 51.6%
Texas 20,719 2,840 13.7% 709 25.0% 17,349 2,695 15.5% 782 29.0%
Utah 1,374 51 3.7% -- -- 1,124 59 5.2% -- --
Vermont -- 16 -- 6 37.5% -- 16 -- 13 81.3%
Virginia 5,011 56 1.1% 38 67.9% 4,312 47 1.1% 31 66.0%
Washington -- 25 -- 22 88.0% -- 22 -- 20 90.9%
West Virginia 4,656 30 0.6% 22 73.3% 4,267 59 1.4% 42 71.2%
Wisconsin 3,622 38 1.0% -- -- 3,216 40 1.2% -- --
Wyoming 356 5 1.4% 4 80.0% 342 3 0.9% 3 100.0%
American Samoa -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Federated States of Micronesia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Guam -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Northern Marianas -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Puerto Rico 2,044 48 2.3% 2 4.2% 1,915 60 3.1% 7 11.7%
Virgin Islands 86 55 64.0% 40 72.7% 83 30 36.1% 44 146.7%
Total (All States) 194,933 11,440 5.9% 5,376 47.0% 172,583 12,069 7.0% 6,485 53.7%
Total (Only States Reporting Content Data) 146,775 9,340 6.4% 5,376 57.6% 134,154 9,972 7.4% 6,485 65.0%
Total # States Reporting Content Data 39 40
-- Data not reported.