THE CLASS SIZE REDUCTION AMENDMENT: DO THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE COSTS?

BY

DANIELLE JOOS

On November 5, 2002 the electors of Florida approved a constitutional amendment setting class size reduction standards.
Article IX, Section 1, Florida Constitution, is amended to read:
Section 1. Public Education. –
The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders. Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education and for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of institutions of higher learning and other public education programs that the needs of the people may require. To assure that children attending public schools obtain a high quality education, the legislature......

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Title: Florida's Class Size Reduction
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