Current legislation proposed in my state:
schools receiving state capital funding for construction will not exceed 225/class for high school, 120/grade for middle, and 60/grade elementary.
those schools receiving at-risk money from the state must establish smaller learning communities within their schools.
I have to say I am very excited about this proposed legislation. My kids had smaller elementary and middle school environments which were great, and the big high school is really depressing. DS12 just "shadowed" yesterday at the high school and said there was nothing "fun" about it. I told him I wasn't sure high school was supposed to be fun and he countered that I've always lectured that "learning is fun"...
