BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A Boise Democrat’s plan to get accurate information about how many students are in Idaho classrooms is headed to the House floor.
Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking told the House Education committee Friday that student-teacher ratios are often incorrect.
Schools determine those ratios by dividing the number of students by the number of certified staff.
That can include counselors, speech pathologists and vice principals - people who work with students, but don’t necessarily head up a classroom.
Ward-Engelking said teachers get frustrated when they have a dozen more kids in their classroom than the ratio suggests.
The lawmaker wants the State Department of Education to compile a count at every Idaho school - a task she says won’t cost the state a dime.
The bill passed the Senate unanimously last month.
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