DT>  I recently read that class sizes of 15 and less show measurable
DT>  improvements in student learning.  Will the people of America be willing
DT>  to pay for these improvements?  I doubt it.  The government is not
DT>  really committed to education.  Look at the overall budgets and the
DT>  waste and the "pork" and what does that say about the value of
DT>  education.  We get minimum funding and yet are expected to produce
DT>  "maximum" results.  Doesn't make sense.
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DT>  ...Why has California decided to have a class size limit in it's
DT>  primary grades?  Apparently they see a connection between class size and
DT>  learning.
Just a minor correction...
California has not placed a limit on the class size in primary grades.
More accurately: Funds have been made available to those schools who
voluntarily comply with certain class size limits. It is worth noting that
the available funding will not cover, completely, the costs created by
meeting the class size limit.
Why has California decided to do this? Well, IMNSHO, and especially since
was initiated by the governor, I think it's a political tactic.
Cynically yours,
Sheila
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