[zahma]

Why do we blame this on medical lobbies when it appears to be the same issue across the board for funding state education departments?

[llamaimperative]

Because it’s a different issue with different principals involved.

Does the federal government set the national number of teachers who can be trained each year?

[zahma]

I have no idea, but that’s not the point. The funding they put into each state’s education budget, combined with that state’s policy effectively limits hiring.