Comments on: Voters to decide whether to loosen class size caps http://www.postonpolitics.com/2010/04/voters-to-decide-whether-to-loosen-class-size-caps/ News about politics and government in Florida Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:14:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: s. tring http://www.postonpolitics.com/2010/04/voters-to-decide-whether-to-loosen-class-size-caps/comment-page-1/#comment-39687 s. tring Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:01:20 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=16369#comment-39687 IS JEB STILL ANGRY OVER THE VOTERS APPROVING SMALLER CLASS SIZE IN THE INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS?? IS JEB STILL ANGRY OVER THE VOTERS APPROVING SMALLER CLASS SIZE IN THE INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS??

]]> By: OBIWAN http://www.postonpolitics.com/2010/04/voters-to-decide-whether-to-loosen-class-size-caps/comment-page-1/#comment-38933 OBIWAN Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:39:56 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=16369#comment-38933 FL has already spent $16 Billion on class sizeimprovement. This refinement does not take away anything - it just recognizes that "19th child" problem. Consider the class size limit versus the actual average class sizes of 2009/10: PK - 3 -- 18 -- v. -- 16.39 Actual 4 - 8 -- 21 -- v. -- 18.91 Actual 9 - 12 -- 25 -- v. -- 21.94 Actual No other state has accomplished what Florida has this decade!! Don't listen to rabid demonization - there is no conspiracy against education. When Jeb Bush took office FL 4th & 8th graders were in the bottom nationally in both reading and math. In 2007 FL 4 & 8th were ABOVE Nat'l Avg in Reading; 4th were Above Nat'l Avg in Math! Think a minute about all the Illegal Aliens and anchor babies we are stuck educating ... 52% of all PBC students are Title 1 for free bkfst, lunch etc....??? FL has already spent $16 Billion on class sizeimprovement.

This refinement does not take away anything – it just recognizes that “19th child” problem.

Consider the class size limit versus the actual average class sizes of 2009/10:

PK – 3 — 18 — v. — 16.39 Actual

4 – 8 — 21 — v. — 18.91 Actual

9 – 12 — 25 — v. — 21.94 Actual

No other state has accomplished what Florida has this decade!! Don’t listen to rabid demonization – there is no conspiracy against education.

When Jeb Bush took office FL 4th & 8th graders were in the bottom nationally in both reading and math.

In 2007 FL 4 & 8th were ABOVE Nat’l Avg in Reading; 4th were Above Nat’l Avg in Math!

Think a minute about all the Illegal Aliens and anchor babies we are stuck educating … 52% of all PBC students are Title 1 for free bkfst, lunch etc….???

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