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Scott853 Wrote: Oct 29, 2012 9:58 AM
Of course there is little evidence smaller classrooms result in better outcomes, but go ahead with that fantasy of yours if you like.
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kitekrazy Wrote: Oct 29, 2012 10:36 AM
Let's see how well you handle a 1st grade of 38 students who were never taught any sense of civility at home.
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kday Wrote: Oct 29, 2012 9:42 AM
Long before Obozo became HNIC, schools were and are about jobs for unqualified idiots and not about educaton of our children.
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A new report by the Friedman Foundation shows hiring of administrative and support staff in government schools has grown seven times faster than student enrollment over the last several decades.
The group found:
“America’s K-12 public education system has experienced tremendous historical growth in employment, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. Between fiscal year (FY) 1950 and FY 2009, the number of K-12 public school students in the United States increased by 96 percent while the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) school employees grew 386 percent. Public schools grew staffing at a rate four...
School Staffing Growing Significantly Faster Than Enrollment, Friedman Foundation Finds