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UCLA study outlines recession's toll in state's classrooms
- 01-27-2010
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By Jamie Oppenheim/Merced Sun-Star
Paula Heupel, principal at Chenoweth Elementary School in Merced, said the effects of the economic crisis have seeped into the school -- from students to teachers, the signs of stress haunt the halls. Recession-related strains have dramatically worsened existing problems in California public schools, according to a report released last week by UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (IDEA). Problems include failing to narrow the achievement gap, overcrowded classrooms and raising per-pupil spending. Last summer, UCLA researchers interviewed 87 principals from schools in 32 counties across the state. They asked how the economic crisis affected the principals' schools. The selected schools varied in size, in various parts of the state and represented a diverse student population. (more...)
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