Shortly before school began in September, administrators in Schenectady, New York, laid off more than 400 teachers, aides and other employees — roughly one out of every five school workers.
Now teachers in this aging industrial city outside Albany must handle classes of up to 32 students, with few aides to help.
At last count my average class size is 33 students. I have up to 36 students in a class. I wouldn't argue with a maximum of 32 kids in a class.
I am not in Schenectady, but its 45 students in elective math classes here as these classes aren't fully included (ie no paras, aides or special ed co-teachers). PreCalc, College Algebra, College Trig, Calc. All pay-to-play if one doesn't qualify for private funding only available to minority students of any socioeconomic level. Basically poor nonminorities are told to drop out and start community college early, so they can get school loans. Most do early enlistment so they can qualify for GI ed bennies later.
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