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2007 Senate Bill 159: Mandate maximum K-3 class size
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- Introduced by Sen. Irma Clark-Coleman (D) on February 6, 2007, to prohibit schools that contain a certain percentage of low income students (as determined by the number who qualify for free lunches), from having a kindergarten through third grade (K-3) average class size of more than 17 students per class (with not more than 19 students in any particular class).
- Referred to the Senate Education Committee on February 6, 2007.
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1) Re: Idea by Anonymous Citizen on April 23, 2007Sorry you're facing layoff but the schools do not exist just to give you a job. Nor is it reasonable to expect other teachers to give up their hard earned wages or benefits to ensure that you have a job. This bill is bad policy because the money just isn't there to pay for it. Perhaps in a better financial climate it would be possible but not now.
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What state are you living in when you think the MEA would sacrifice any portion of retirement or benefits to allow districts to decrease layoffs? It's not the state of Michigan. Must be the state of denial!
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I agree with this post. Where do we find the additional money and space? We have one school in our district that would meet these requirements, and they don't have any empty classrooms. Under this proposal, with their limited funds and no additional space, they would have to add 3 classrooms, 3 teachers, and all the accompanying supplies. Realistically, these students would be better off keeping 24 kids in a classroom and spending the extra money to buy clean, warm clothes and food to send home. A smaller classroom doesn't help much when the kids only eat half of their lunch so they can take the rest home for supper.
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