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Very far at all. some of the ideas he seems to have about class size are frankly just ignorant. he doesnt seem to be aware of the research. >> theyre absolutely archaic. he is down to the basics and fundamentals of teacher-student ratio in the classroom and results. this guy wants to be president of the united states. sam, does romneys education record in massachusetts pose a problem for him? >> yes, i think so. in concept, people will agree education department, education funding could be trimm...

Simply because they think, and correctly so in many areas, that public school are failing their children. so it touches a nerve. the second thing, too, remember, business. thats very important. especially among hispanics and african americans, too. remember, that strikes to the heart of something else. romneys mantra is jobs and the economy. why not talk about business and education and on top of that, african-americans and latinos. thats an audience. so it is a perk fit. >> let me play a clip o...

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>> i think it is to present to the american people a softer, kinder mitt romney. it is the redefining of his personality. let me say when were in the midst of politics, we have no reason to speak ill of another human being. mayor nutter is someone ive worked with. i am formally in local government and city government is where the rubber hits the wall. hits the road. mayor nutter knows from which he speaks. he knows philadelphia. he is a man of philadelphia and to his town and talk about pro vouc...

Class size so that a teacher can give that kid the personal attention that every child needs. we are just appalled. >> mayor, the student teacher achievement ratio study has found a 32% reduction in class size from 22 students to 15 increased student achievement by an amount equivalent to about three additional months of schooling. and at least 24 states have mandated or incentivized class size limits in their public schools. what is it that romney doesnt seem to get about class size, or is he u...

But among the policies that romney discussed at this event was talk of a two-parent household. it was also talk about class size. you know, romneys education policy effectively gives $26 billion to needy schools. to students to pick where they want to go which would probably disenfranchise many schools in low income neighborhoods. the question is, is it in any way surprising that voters or at least the folks in west philosophy dont want to hear what he has to say? >> i dont think it was about wi...

Us, having a great teacher in the classroom and reasonable class size makes all the difference, makes a huge amount of difference. the real discussion is how do you get great teachers in the classroom and take experienced teachers and those who arent performing, bring them along and new teachers. thats the focus. he doesnt want to talk about teachers because he doesnt want to employ them. >> it means money. you have to pay them. in 2011, 68% of schools said they had to eliminate teacher position...

Organization. so how well will teachers get along with a romney administration, do you think? >> i think that says a lot about how governor romney respects or does not respect educators. im a sixth grade teacher from utah and i was elected by my colleagues over 3 million members of the national education association for things like improving class size. i had 39 fifth graders one year. and i wasnt complaining because it was too much work for me, i couldnt reach those kids. and ill tell you who w...

Inside that philly school, mr. romney also faced some headwinds from some of the people his campaign set him up to meet with while the cameras were rolling. watch. >> a number of folks said, well, we need smaller classroom sizes. that will make the biggest difference. i said, lets compare the average classroom side from each school district with the performance of our students because we test our kids and see if there is a relationship. there was not. just getting smaller classrooms didnt seem t...

>> mayor, the student teacher achievement ratio study has found a 32% reduction in class size from 22 students to 15 increased student achievement by an amount equivalent to about three additional months of schooling. and at least 24 states have mandated or incentivized class size limits in their public schools. what is it that romney doesnt seem to get about class size, or is he using the bain approach, which is basically pile them high and sell them cheap? >> there is a stack of cheap mentalit...