Absolutely right. Utah has the highest pupil/teacher ratio in the nation. If you believe people that say you need more teachers to improve test scores, they're wrong. Utah students consistently have some of the highest standardized/ACT/SAT scores in the nation.
>It's pretty simple. More teachers does not always lower teacher/student ratio. Those telling graphics you speak of do not tell the whole (or an accurate) story.
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http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/figures/figure-qpt-1.asp>
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/figures/figure-qpt-2.asp
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer