[quote=AN][quote=CA renter]If you want to reduce class sizes, increase the availability of classes at the secondary level and at junior colleges, etc., then the obvious result is higher teacher compensation because they ONLY way to do that is to increase the number of teachers. That’s where the Prop 30 money has gone, and that’s where voters/taxpayers wanted it to go. Again, DUH![/quote]Think outside the box for just 1 little second and maybe you’ll have an aha moment. To reduce class size, offer a voucher system. There are many private school have a much smaller class size than public school AND charges the parents less than what public school are spending per student. Also, keep in mind these private school do not have the advantage of scale that public school have when it comes to administrative cost and supply cost.
Currently, SDUSD is spending $9,846 per student. A good (not elite) private school cost about $9-10k. With this cost, the class size range for 10-1 to 20-1 teachers to student ratio. This is from K-12 we’re talking about here. So, yeah, if it’s about class size, offer a $9846 yearly voucher to parents and their kids can have class size between 10-20 per teacher depending on grade. Sounds like an easy win IMHO.[/quote]
We’ve already discussed vouchers, charter schools, and school choice issues here:
Probably more threads out there, but I’m too tired to search for them all right now.
Basically, we’ll have to agree to disagree. Public schools have the best track record for student outcomes at the lowest cost when taking into consideration the students’ SES and demographic backgrounds. Many studies show this while I have yet to see a study showing that vouchers or private charters perform better than public schools *given the same student populations.*
