You know in California, our very conservative Republican Governor put into place the decrease in class sizes for grades K through 3. Well, guess what we found out? We did not have enough certified teachers, we did not have classrooms, and good that the idea was, yes, reduce the class size. We did not have the infrastructure or the trained teachers to support even what this very conservative Republican Governor wanted.
Discussing the challenges of reducing class sizes in California.
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