I think there is the space available to reduce class sizes at least in Elementary school, but it would require more kids on a bus from the suburbs to more inner city schools. There's always a list of schools at risk of closure due to low enrollment, so if more teachers and bus drivers were available, they could get the class sizes down.
The bigger issue is the ESL, learning disability and behavioral issue kids in the classes though. It must be exhausting as a teacher to spend 80% of your time trying to get through to the same 5-10 kids out of a class of 30. De-segregation of these kids might allow them a better chance to succeed but it certainly reduces the education of the other kids in the classes pretty significantly. No idea what the right solution is, but it's currently a huge problem that needs addressing.
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