Detroit News: DPS plans bigger classes, but won't close schools amid $49M loss in revenue

[theaocp]

Detroit— Detroit Public Schools are projecting a $49 million drop in revenue in the next fiscal year, larger classrooms and fewer administration employees.

Still, there will be no school closings — the first time that has happened in six years, DPS officials said Friday. And no teaching positions will be cut.

The budget projects a student enrollment of 47,750, down about 2 percent. This past school year, the district had 49,011 students, DPS spokesman Steve Wasko said.

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Forty-one full-time positions will be eliminated and classroom sizes will increase. In grades 4-12, five more students will be added to classes, bringing the totals to 38 in grades 4-5 and 43 in grades 6-8. Class size of 25 remains constant in grades K-3.

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Read the full article at: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140620/SCHOOLS/306200120/DPS-plans-bigger-classes-won-t-close-schools-amid-49M-loss-revenue

[snot]

1. 38 is WAY too big.

That doesn't mean it's not the least of evils. But our system of funding public edu. is insane.

It should be based on national revenues, funded based on local costs of living, and should be one of the TOP priorities, instead of near the bottom.