Is it Ever OK to Raise Class Size?
With state finances in disarray, we need to have honest conversations to ensure that budget cuts do the least harm possible. But that’s not possible unless we can even broach a conversation about class size. Unfortunately for many advocates, class size can’t be discussed. Just like raising taxes is never an option for many on the right, raising class size will always be scorned by certain advocates — no matter the circumstances.
Compare the spin from the Twitter account of Leonie Haimson, head of New York City advocacy organization Class Size Matters, and the actual Washington Postinterview with DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson:
Kaya Henderson, head of DC schools, wants to maximize class sizes & claims will not create “shock to the system” http://wapo.st/hgoDXm
