6,620 classrooms in New York City exceed class-size limits, union says

Sept. 26, 2012
More than 220,000 students are assigned to crowded classrooms

From The New York Daily News: More than 225,000 students in New York City public schools are sandwiched into classrooms that exceed size limits set by school officials and the teachers union. Union officials say 6,620 classes at 670 city schools have surpassed class-size standards established by the teachers union and the city education department so far this school year. The number of overcrowded classes has fallen from 6,978 in 2011.

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