BOARD PUTS OFF DECISION ON SIZE OF KINDERGARTEN.Byline: Terri Hardy Daily News Staff Writer The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Board of Education postponed a decision on a controversial way to reduce class size in kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be until the overdue OVERDUE. A bill, note, bond or other contract, for the payment of money at a particular day, when not paid upon the day, is overdue. 2. The indorsement of a note or bill overdue, is equivalent to drawing a new bill payable at sight. 2 Conn. 419; 18 Pick. state budget is approved. Board members agreed Monday to wait until it is known whether the state will approve funding class-size reduction in grades K through 3, and how much will be granted per pupil. Under a proposal to reduce class size through team-teaching, there would be a morning and afternoon kindergarten class - with anywhere from 29 to 33 students in each session. The morning instructor would be required to spend 100 minutes in the afternoon class and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. , to qualify for the state money. Some board members argued that if schools are able, they should be able to shrink shrink Vox populi noun A psychiatrist their classes to 20 students. Other board members said there should be a uniform policy throughout the district so all schools are treated equitably eq·ui·ta·ble adj. Marked by or having equity; just and impartial. See Synonyms at fair1. [French équitable, from Old French, from equite, equity; see equity. . Teachers urged the district not to approve the team-teaching reduction, saying it would cause chaos, reduce planning and not allow increased student achievement. If team teaching is used to reduce class size, students will qualify for only half the per pupil state funds. The board already gave the go-ahead to begin planning the reduction of grade three. On Monday, the board agreed that schools that cannot reduce grade 3 to 20 students still can qualify for state funds if they use three teachers instructing 60 students in two classrooms. |
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