Class Size

Public School Class Sizes Again Eyed In The Florida Legislature

Lynn Hatter

The price tag for Florida’s class size amendment is now at $34 billion. The state has spent that much since the measure was put into the Florida...

Voters approved the class size amendment in 2002. Florida lawmakers are charged with implementing - and funding - the amendment. It limits the number of students per class to 18 through 3rd grade, 22 in 4th - 8th grade, and 25 in high school.

House Passes Bill To Reduce Class Size Penalties

Gina Jordan

School districts are likely to face fewer penalties for violating class-size requirements under a bill that passed the Florida House Friday on a vote of...

Education

StateImpact Florida: 70 Students in a Classroom

In order to accommodate so many students at the girls locker room at Hialeah High School in Miami is being used as a physical education classroom.It’s…