Schools in California have some of the largest class sizes in the nation, averaging approximately 29 students to a class.
I worked in two different districts in California, and both had certified contracts topping the number of students at 38. And both districts did their damnedest to get every class up to that limit so they could hire fewer teachers. Only the special education and a handful of niche classes ever had fewer students.
This happens when the state has more than 50M bodies. No other state is as populated and few European countries can equal it. California is truly a whole different scale than many acknowledge.
A state with a lot of students should also have a lot of teachers. Mere population size doesn’t explain this.
So if a State has a lot of people, shouldn’t it also have a lot of teachers, assuming a standard distribution of teachers?
Sounds like you’re just looking for whatever lame excuse you can come up with to shit on California just because
Dude there are cities with nearly 50M people in a lot of places. Jakarta has over 40 million people. In one city. Do you think they just dont have any schools there? Tokyo has nearly 40 million people in it. They definitely have plenty of schools
With regard to morale, teachers in California scored a 16 on a scale with a ranking range of -100 to +100. The national morale score for teachers was only a 13.
57%
Though they don’t explain the poles of 100 and -100. 0 may not be neutral, though I don’t know why it wouldn’t be.
Man…having class sizes that are like 15 and maaaaaybe get to 20 at the end of the year reading that is nuts.
