We, the undersigned, support a Riverside County, California sales tax increase the express purpose of funding class-size reduction in elementary and middle schools. Our belief, supported by research, is that young children learn best with a low student-teacher ratio. Current student-teacher ratios of 30:1 for kindergarten through third grades and 35:1 for fourth through eighth grades are too high. We believe that properly funding education is the right thing to do for our children and our future. This economic crisis was not caused by our children, but they are paying the price with cuts to education.
I started this because the classroom numbers simply felt wrong and I had no idea so many of you felt the same. Your stories about how hard it is for students to get individual attention in these crowded rooms are what keep me going. I am currently working on getting these points in front of the right people.
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Mike Acosta
16 years ago
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35 kids in one middle school class is insane. how are they supposed to learn anything with that much noise and chaos?
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Sarah Acosta
16 years ago
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YES. Fix the class sizes. Our schools are rotting from the inside out.
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Elena Malhotra
16 years ago
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My daughter came home crying yesterday because she cant keep up with the math work and the teacher doesnt have the time to explain it again. shes only in 3rd grade!!
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David Whitaker
16 years ago
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Totally agree. We need more teachers in the classrooms not more budget cuts.
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Lisa Palmer
16 years ago
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My son is in a class of 32 kids. There is just no way the teacher can give him the help he needs. This has to change.
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Jason Gibson
16 years ago
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invest in our kids now or pay for it later. sick of seeing these classroom numbers climb every single year.
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We, the undersigned, support a Riverside County, California sales tax increase the express purpose of funding class-size reduction in elementary and middle schools. Our belief, supported by research, is that young children learn best with a low student-teacher ratio. Current student-teacher ratios of 30:1 for kindergarten through third grades and 35:1 for fourth through eighth grades are too high. We believe that properly funding education is the right thing to do for our children and our future. This economic crisis was not caused by our children, but they are paying the price with cuts to education.
I started this because the classroom numbers simply felt wrong and I had no idea so many of you felt the same. Your stories about how hard it is for students to get individual attention in these crowded rooms are what keep me going. I am currently working on getting these points in front of the right people.
6 Comments
M
Mike Acosta
16 years ago
Featured
35 kids in one middle school class is insane. how are they supposed to learn anything with that much noise and chaos?
S
Sarah Acosta
16 years ago
Featured
YES. Fix the class sizes. Our schools are rotting from the inside out.
E
Elena Malhotra
16 years ago
Featured
My daughter came home crying yesterday because she cant keep up with the math work and the teacher doesnt have the time to explain it again. shes only in 3rd grade!!
D
David Whitaker
16 years ago
Featured
Totally agree. We need more teachers in the classrooms not more budget cuts.
L
Lisa Palmer
16 years ago
Featured
My son is in a class of 32 kids. There is just no way the teacher can give him the help he needs. This has to change.
J
Jason Gibson
16 years ago
Featured
invest in our kids now or pay for it later. sick of seeing these classroom numbers climb every single year.
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35 kids in one middle school class is insane. how are they supposed to learn anything with that much noise and chaos?