Public Schools

Posted By Nancy Todd at 11:06 AM
Categorized Under: On the Road Again
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My children have been all over Las Vegas from private to public. We have continued to look for the spot which fits them well. Short of the big issue with the pesticides the public school close to the house has done well. Although I haven’t liked having 20-21 students in their respective second grade classes they both seem to be thriving. I went to the school last night for a meeting about the budget cuts and it’s all bad news. The class size for the smaller grades will rise but there is no mandated number for 3rd through 5th so their existing 30-35 pupils per one teacher (yes, that is the real number), is going to go up. It’s already too high at where it starts. I’ve never been a private school snob but I feel like I pay for the smaller class size. These two aren’t self starters, they need extra help and there’s no way they can get the proper foundation with 30-35 students in the classroom. Won’t work … got to get through second grade this year first.