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The current education system is going through an upheaval. Constant changes seem to be taking place every day. Public schools across the nation are facing budget cuts and major layouts. And therefore, they are being forced to overrule the volume of their classes. This means that scores of students are being to sit in one class instead of divisions.
Teachers, parents and educationists have long fought for the size of the classes. They prefer smaller classes. Parents and educationists feel that smaller classes give their children a better opportunity to be heard and to learn. It is a question of every child receiving personal attention from their teachers. As for teachers, having fewer children or smaller classes helps them focus on each and every child, plus it is less taxing. But now this is not going to be so.
And this is not something that is sudden. Apparently, states across USA have been loosening their hold over the restrictions on class sizes. States like Texas, Nevada and Idaho are now thinking and planning to fit more and more students in one class.
From having 20 students in one class, the number has risen to 34. This is especially in the case of subjects like English and mathematics. It also indicates that when it comes to higher grades, the number would increase further.

Schools are claiming that budget cuts are also one reason to why there is an increase in the number of students in each class. They claim that this would be the case for some time now.
Schools were first reeling with recession and now budget cuts are proving to be a mighty blow.

It is not the student alone who is facing threat in terms of subsidised education. But now the teachers are facing job cuts as well. With job cuts, there will be fewer teachers to teach or if the schools plan to retain the teachers, they would be exempted from other benefits as the budgets will be insufficient.

There is another facet to this problem. With many layoffs, there will be a sudden rise in the recruitment of teachers as well. The structure of the schools will also change. And change is not always welcome. Constant changes hamper the functioning of the school and this in turn, hampers a student’s learning experience. In short, the students are at a risk of receiving subsidised education in schools.

On the other hand, private schools are not so much at a risk of budget cuts. This is because they do have sources of acquiring funding through private financial sources. But not everyone can afford private schools as the cost of education there is much higher.

Bridging this gap is not going to be easy. We have witnessed time and again, that solutions offered by the government take time to be executed. And this time taken is taking its toll on the current generation. It is imperative to act on this aspect and find a solution as early as possible.