The contracts made with the teachers union allows for remote classes to be twice the 34 student maximum for in-person classes for high school, the Wall Street Journal reports. Schneider is expecting only nine to 12 students in his classrooms when in-person high school classes resume on October 1. He joins many other educators, parents and students who are worried that the large online class sizes will make it harder for students to learn. The in-person learning is happening in phases, with preschool children already starting along with special-needs students in programs known as District 75. Leonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters, said the large online class sizes could negatively impact learning.

Source: Daily Mail September 23, 2020 17:31 UTC