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Did school board make right move?

By GREG PECK ( Contact ) Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 3:36 p.m.

It was a split vote Tuesday night when the Janesville School Board agreed to use $150,000 more than expected in state aid to reduce the property tax levy. Teachers pleaded for the board to use the windfall to help reduce class sizes where needed. Read reporter Frank Schultz's story here.

Did the board make the smartest choice? That will be the topic of the Gazette's editorial Friday.

Greg Peck

gpeck
Nov 6, 2009 at 3:42 p.m.
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badger4life: You are correct, and my apologies to our readers. Our editorial should have said no classroom has passed the 30-student limit; apparently a couple are at the limit. We will be running a correction in the Gazette.
Greg Peck

badger4life
Oct 31, 2009 at 1:21 p.m.
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Statements in the editorial are inaccurate. A friend of mine told me that two fourth grade classrooms at Adams Elementary are at 30 students each. So if they add another 4th grader this year they will need to hire another teacher. Where will that money come from? The $150,000 definately could be used to improve class sizes and overall improve student learning.

Domino
Oct 30, 2009 at 2:01 p.m.
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Shotgun Willie, You're right. They should have cut your food stamps and government subsidized housing that I'm paying for for your sorry ass. Right on Badger! Practice this line and you might get a job! Would you like some fries with that?

badger4life
Oct 30, 2009 at 12:31 a.m.
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Willie Wonka, spend a day in a classroom with 28 students and then try making that ignorant statement.

ShotgunWillie
Oct 29, 2009 at 8:27 p.m.
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I do not believe they made steep enough cuts to start out with.

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