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This is very informative because I don’t think a lot of people are aware.

I’ve always thought the most important factor to a school’s success is that ratio. Every outlier class I’ve ever had of 25 or less excelled.

You want to fix education in a lot of areas, attract more teachers.

Once you get 33-36 in a class, it is pretty much babysitting. Even if they’re behaved, you can’t give them even the slightest inch or you’ve lost them.

Sorry for the double posts.

The tax payers and administrators dont want to do the smaller class sizes.

I am on a governance council for a small community system. We were pitched going charter over a decade ago for more funds. The primary use of charter has been an exemption in the county on class sizes (we are larger than the state allows). As a small system, there are overhead costs that cant be spread out due to student enrollment numbers. Even with the charter exemption, we are one of the most expensive per pupil budgets.

Taxpayers have no interest in bringing more money to schools to knock down class sizes.

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Posted by Jesterea

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Posted on 7/25/20 at 12:25 pm to meansonny

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The tax payers and administrators dont want to do the smaller class sizes.

I am on a governance council for a small community system. We were pitched going charter over a decade ago for more funds. The primary use of charter has been an exemption in the county on class sizes (we are larger than the state allows). As a small system, there are overhead costs that cant be spread out due to student enrollment numbers. Even with the charter exemption, we are one of the most expensive per pupil budgets.

Taxpayers have no interest in bringing more money to schools to knock down class sizes.

Oh, I know it would be more expensive. I'm just saying it would dramatically improve things.

People not wanting to shell out the cash necessary are entitled to their own feelings on the subject.

I'd say one way to save costs is to fricking start cutting waste in the budgets, but they'd rather cut teaching positions than anything else to make room.

fricking central offices man. If anyone wants to see what waste looks like in education, head over to South Foster Drive.

This post was edited on 7/25/20 at 12:26 pm

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