Donna Ransdell tells Virginia Blalock about 
 California Class Size on 06-20-96  13:40:
 >  In Texas, they have rules about student/teacher
 > ratios depending on the grade level. I think it is 1/22 or something like
 > that in k-4 and slightly higher after that.. I never had more than 22
 > or 23 students when I taught 4th grade.
 DR> We have rules in California too, but I wish ours were as low as yours.
 DR> Elementary schools can go to 32 (33 in some grade levels). More than
 DR> that, and the schools can be fined for each class that exceeds that
 DR> level. (Some schools just pay it, tho...if only one class exceeds the
 DR> level, it's cheaper to pay the fine than it is to hire a teacher.)
 Man! I had enough trouble with 22 kids. I can't imagine having 33 4th
 graders in one class! Getting to every kid is tough enough as it is..
... A 'government subsidy' is getting just some of your own money back.

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