RSSAs budget ax falls, classrooms get more crowded
From: The Washington Times | July 27, 2009
Like a seesaw on the school playground, falling state budgets are pushing class sizes higher. The recession is forcing districts to lay off teachers even as the economic stimulus pumps billions of dollars into schools. As a result, classrooms across the country will be more crowded when school starts in the fall. Patti Hathorn, a fifth-grade teacher in rural Pinson, Ala., is expecting 29 or 30 students in the fall – making it the biggest class she has taught. Many of her students at Kermit Johnson Elementary are learning English or are in special education. “You may have a child …
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