Betsy Hammond of The Oregonian reports that
in teachers have boosted Oregon’s class sizes to “the largest in a
generation. The exception is Multnomah County, where voters approved a
county income tax. Those schools added teachers and reduced class sizes
this year. Outside Multnomah, 70 percent of the state’s school districts
eliminated teaching positions after the 2002-03 school year, the newspaper
analysis found. That gave Oregon a ratio of 20.2 students for every teacher
— 30 percent more students than the national average.” Due to
variations in assignments, the 20.2:1 ratio usually translates into an
average class size of 25 to 28 students.
Ore. class size largest in a generation
Posted on February 23rd, 2004
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