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tional mean; that is, half the stages pay their teachers less than teachers in Virginia ai^l half the states their teachers more than teachersTin Virginia. Z
The budget further provides (far a “cost of competing” salary adjustment for nine Northern Virginia localities, including Fairfax, the City of Fairfax and Loudoun County. *
It recognizes that the higher cdfct of living in Northern Virginia mjiy justify an additional 12.53 percent salary raise. e j
The funding formula for state <^d has been studied and debated for years. Complaints persist that the existing formula is unfair, with both rural and suburban areas griping that they are entitled to moiie money. ’•
The governor does not incorporate any of the Joint Legislative Atidit Review Commission’s eight funding formulas, which seem to have disturbed or confused mosjt lawmSkers and educators. L
The governor’s plan would increase the state’s burden during tlw biennial from 50 percent to 51 percent in the first year to 52 percent i£ the second year. 5
For example, the govemqr wants to reduce the student-teacher ratio from 25-to-one to 24-to-one fey first grade and English classes, grades six through 12. £
In rural counties, where the pof£ ulation is sparse and spread out, thqi ratio may be lower. That meanjji more teachers would be needed tjl teach fewer students than the pro*posed standard, and thus instruction costs go up.
Under the current formula, the state funds a maximum 59.5 positions per 1,000 students. Localities would have to pick up the tab for an£ additional personnel. >
For example, a rural county, be* cause of its scattered population^ may need 65.5 positions per 1.00Q students. In a school system witlj 5,000 students, the locality woultj have to fund 25 new positions to meet the student-teacher ratio. *
Adopting part two of the StanV dards of Quality report in education "gives us a unique instructional stan*dard for every locality in the state,’! said Mr. Timmreck. J
The Baliles budget also provides; $6.6 million for the Center for Inno-* vative Technology. "•<
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