By Matthew S.L. Cate
Staff Writer
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into law today class-size reductions setting maximum numbers of students in Georgias K-8 classrooms.
They were reductions he had helped delay since his 2002 election, citing economic problems in funding the changes.
The mandate would require public school systems starting next school year to lower the maximum number of pupils in fourth through eighth grades by four students. They will have to reduce the number students in kindergarten through third-grade classrooms by two.
Before the children walk in the door on the first day of school, parents and teachers will know with certainty that the number of children in the classroom will be limited, Gov. Perdue said in a written statement.
The bill saw four opposing votes in the state Legislature. But ever since as the governor announced the plan in early January, Democrats have accused him of changing his mind just for his re-election effort.
E-mail Matthew S.L. Cate at mcate@timesfreepress.com
See tomorrow's Chattanooga Times Free Press for full coverage.
Staff Writer
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into law today class-size reductions setting maximum numbers of students in Georgias K-8 classrooms.
They were reductions he had helped delay since his 2002 election, citing economic problems in funding the changes.
The mandate would require public school systems starting next school year to lower the maximum number of pupils in fourth through eighth grades by four students. They will have to reduce the number students in kindergarten through third-grade classrooms by two.
Before the children walk in the door on the first day of school, parents and teachers will know with certainty that the number of children in the classroom will be limited, Gov. Perdue said in a written statement.
The bill saw four opposing votes in the state Legislature. But ever since as the governor announced the plan in early January, Democrats have accused him of changing his mind just for his re-election effort.
E-mail Matthew S.L. Cate at mcate@timesfreepress.com
See tomorrow's Chattanooga Times Free Press for full coverage.
