 The number of teachers has also improved in comparison to 20 years ago, when there was one teacher for almost 100 students in the district. For other roles, the department fell behind in comparison to previous years. There was no library specialist for the year, a recorded first in nearly two decades. Ada Uzenlar, WSHU News. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is co-sponsoring a bill to help military veterans with brain injuries caused by loud explosions.