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You lose when the class size is bigger? >> you lose a çlot. teachers say they dont have enough time to devote to individual students or group instruction. students are lessen gauged in whats happening in the large class, they tend to get lost in the back and dont pay attention and really the time on task is lost. disciplinary referrals go way up when you have larger classes and the benefits outweigh the costs two to one. >> thats a quote from bill gates. he says one approach is to get more stu...

About bulletproof vests. the voice of firefighters to talk about safety equipment. it takes away the voice of teachers to talk about class size. it takes away everyones voice to talk about health republicans. >> judge jeanine: the individual taxpayer doesnt have a voice. are these people sacred cows? i love cops, firefighters, i worked with them for years. the question is, if we are all suffering, stays on the verge of bankruptcy shouldnt -- states on the verge of bankruptcy, shouldnt they have ...

About bulletproof vests. the voice of firefighters to talk about safety equipment. it takes away the voice of teachers to talk about class size. it takes away everyones voice to talk about health republicans. >> judge jeanine: the individual taxpayer doesnt have a voice. are these people sacred cows? i love cops, firefighters, i worked with them for years. the question is, if we are all suffering, stays on the verge of bankruptcy shouldnt -- states on the verge of bankruptcy, shouldnt they have ...

The police officers to talk about bulletproof vests. the voice of firefighters to talk about safety equipment. it takes away the voice of teachers to talk about class size. it takes away everyones voice to talk about health republicans. >> judge jeanine: the individual taxpayer doesnt have a voice. are these people sacred cows? i love cops, firefighters, i worked with them for years. the question is, if we are all suffering, stays on the verge of bankruptcy shouldnt -- states on the verge of ban...

1/3 of the republicans in the senate voted no. thats why im so proud of my state. because 8,500 people protested this week against this bill. i was in columbus at an episcopal church talking to firefighters and police officers and teachers and one of the things they said that i think is really important. a police officer told me, when we negotiate for -- police negotiate at the negotiating table, one of the thing we bargain is to make sure we get bullet proof tables. one of the things a teacher ...

Evidence to suggest that class size is the only part of the equation that matters. listen to what this education analyst says. >> if you look across the bulk of the evidence, it suggests no reason to believe that student achievement will improve if you lower class sizes. >> in fact, there was a move to lower class sizes over the last 20 years, however, the scores in reading and math in this country over the last 20 years have not improved. so, there are those who say, class size it is, but let m...

Our correspondent rehema elvis joins us. i mentioned this with karen tumulty, and we are looking at lowering science and math scores and companies saying we need skilled people, and something has to give. >> well, everyone will tell you that an educated workforce is a way to a more prosperous economy and greater middle-class standard of living, if you will. so, its -- this is something that has gotten so many people up in arms and it is an emotional issue as we talk about belt-tightening and the...

Reluctance not to take a meat cleaver to this? the reality, with or without tax hikes on the wealthy you still have the math and you have to realize serious cuts have to be made. >>guest: the city council work with the mayor had $5 billion in nine rounds and will have a 10 the round. >>neil: but a lot are on new workers and not grandfathered in. but if you did that, in new york state, say you got it by there is a $35 billion hole to plug. >>guest: the state hole is $9 billion. >>neil: those are ...

Some of the teachers. how many at this point is unknown. and because the teachers are being terminated instead of laid off, the city is not obligated to rehire by seniority. providence is not the only school district considering extreme cutbacks. across the country, schools are in trouble as federal stimulus grants run out. new york city may cut 4,700 teachers next year, los angeles is considering 7,300 school personnel, and the state of texas may have to let go as many as 100,000 school employe...

Class size. and the police officer said one óf the things that some police officers do is bargain over actually having bullet-proof vests. its about safety and education. its not only about their wages. its about lifting people in this country up, and thats what collective bargaining has done, by creating the middle class for the last eight decades. >> thats true. and i agree with you philosophically completely, governor. but in ohio, 1 in 12 private sector employees organized. maybe two or thr...