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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mcps still has some of the best salaries in the country.  We do not need to increase to compete.  Our focus schools and title 1 schools have decent class sizes and ratios.  [b]It is all the other schools who have been on top that are now seeing a huge shift in class size & overcrowding that will long-term have a d'être real effect on our sch[/b]ools.  It is also likely to drive teachers away because over-crowding, fewer resources, & testing pressure make it hard for teachers to do their job.  At many schools, we will now see 28-30 kids with 1 teacher & no aides.  It is too much.  Which means more sitting & worksheet time for students.  Smaller class sizes will lead to better learning.  Even dropping that number into the 20-25 range again would make a world of difference, or funding an aide for large classes.  This county cannot serve the wide range of needs in schools with huge class sizes.[/quote]

A huge shift in class size and overcrowding? MCPS eliminated 150 teaching positions. Not 1,500. 150.[/quote]

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