School classroom size will increase due to Georgia School Board ruling
Georgia public schools can add more students to their classes under a measure passed by the state school board today.
The board unanimously passed a temporary increase to the state-mandated class size limit to help districts through rough
budget waters. The move could save districts up to $200 million on the cost of hiring new teachers as they face declining state
funding and falling property tax collections. The statewide waiver adds two students to most classes up through eighth grade for the 2009-10 school year. It does not apply to special education, English as a second language, fine arts and foreign language classrooms.
A 2006 law limits class sizes in core classes - math, science, social studies and language arts - from kindergarten through middle school.
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