The employees quit, retired or were dismissed to save money.
The Record newspaper found salaries fell $257 million to $9.66 billion in the past school year, marking the first drop in at least a decade.
The newspaper found the number of full-time teachers with one to five years of experience fell 14 percent. The number of teachers in their first year dipped 32 percent due largely to hiring freezes.
Many long-time teachers also retired last summer. The number with more than 30 years of experience in the classroom fell 18 percent.
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Information from: The Record, http://www.northjersey.com
