Sunday, May 22, 2005

The Standard - Thousands in class action - Metro Section

The Standard - Thousands in class action - Metro Section: "More than 5,000 protesters celebrated Mother's Day with a march from Charter Garden to government headquarters demanding more small classes in schools.

Braving the year's first amber rainstorm warning, teachers, parents and students urged the government to divert funds saved from the declining student population to small-class teaching.

One mother, Ip Kwai-kwan, said teachers can better serve the needs of individual students in smaller classes of no more than 25 students, instead of the ``normal'' classes of 40." (Full article at link)

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