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Education Town Hall to Focus on Class Size

HAYMARKET, Va. — A town hall meeting to address class size in area schools will be held Thursday night.

Prince William Gainesville Supervisor Peter Candland announced the forum on his website to take place at 7 p.m. at Alvey Elementary School at 5300 Waverly Farm Drive in Haymarket.

Here’s more information posted to Candland’s website:

With the largest average classroom sizes in the Commonwealth of Virginia and teacher pay that is lagging behind neighboring jurisdictions, Supervisor Candland is hosting the town hall meeting to hear directly from parents and educators about some of the issues facing our local schools.

“I’ve said it before, that I believe our schools have reached a crisis point in Prince William County,” said Candland in announcing the town hall meeting. “We can no longer put our heads in the sand when it comes to the issues in our local schools. As Supervisor, I will continue to push to address this issue. This town hall meeting will continue the conversation regarding our education system.”

According to the Virginia Education Association, kindergarten classes are allowed 29 to 1, 30 to 1 for grades 1 to 3, and 35 to 1 for grades for through 6.

 

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