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As funding for public education drops, class sizes on the rise
- 03-09-2010
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By Maritza Velazquez/San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The era of small class sizes in California may be over. As state funding for public education plummets, area districts are doing away with the 20-student class sizes that have been in place for 14 years. For many kindergarten- through third-grade teachers, next year will be the first time they deal with 30 students. "It's a lot to ask of our teachers, but the state's budget challenge is causing us to take that action," said Walnut Valley Unified Superintendent Cyndy Simms, whose district is raising class sizes to about 30 next year as it copes with a $3.3 million shortfall. "I know that in the end our teachers will give the very best to our kids," Simms said. (more...)
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