That's a rather skewed picture of the stats if you ask me.
Student/teacher ratios do not provide a direct measure of class size. The ratio is determined by dividing the total number of full-time-equivalent teachers into the total student enrollment. These teachers include classroom teachers; prekindergarten teachers in some elementary schools; art, music, and physical education teachers; and teachers who do not teach regular classes every period of the day.

It is a proven fact that students do better in smaller classes.

So yes, I think more CLASSROOM teachers will help. Oh and some better training for teachers wouldn't hurt matters either.

>Do you really think more teachers will help?
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>http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/president-we-need-more-teachers-reality-yoohoo-im-right-over-here-hellooo/