Page 88 - Class Size News Today

By ALEXANDRA RETTER

We need to be teaching our kids critical thinking skills. you need to look at both sides of an issue and come up with their own thoughts and they cant do that if theyre not hearing the whole story. >> the president of the national education association, becky pringle, says "instead of wasting public funds on monitoring equipment, we should employ additional qualified professionals, reduce class sizes, and provide more programming that helps students acquire the skills they need." >> right. >> th...

Have a legislature chasing red herrings and driving a wedge between parents and teachers. we dont have time for it. we need to do whats best for our students. these bills are coming out fast and were hoping the legislature will do their job and support teachers. >> im from arizona i was reporting during the red for ed protest several years ago in which teachers were protesting for better pay, more pupil spending. and you talked about the fact that its still hard to retain teachers. arizona has s...

The reader may observe, correctly, that this bill isn’t meant to address math and science but rather literature and history. But it doesn’t say that.

Teachers say they are protesting for better wages, smaller class sizes and more mental health support for students.

By ALEXANDRA RETTER

A new poll by the Maryland State Education Association finds large class sizes are exacerbating staffing shortages in schools.

The Lee County School District tells Fox 4 based on the official state enrollment count taken in October 2021, 23 schools were determined by the Florida Department of Education to not be in compliance with the class size amendment.

Sioux City Community Schools use ESSER funds to hire teachers and lower class sizes in some elementary schools.

By ALEXANDRA RETTER