HARD TIMES: School budgets dip, class sizes grow By Libby Quiad, AP Education Writer
July 29th, 2009 by El Ed Mom
WASHINGTON—Like a seesaw on the school playground, falling state budgets are pushing class sizes higher.
The recession is forcing districts to lay off teachers even as the economic stimulus pumps billions of dollars into schools. As a result, classrooms across the country will be more crowded when school starts in the fall.
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