European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes Friday. April 1. 1988 Low student teacher ratio criticized study Calls trend waste of Money from staff and ire report Washington an education department study says the workload for secondary school Teachen has never in lighter and efforts to a duct class size in Hopes of spurring student achieve Mcnol arc probably misguided. Bui the president of the Union thai represents teachers in negotiations with the department of defense defense de Pendents schools said thursday that the report tailed to note the Rise in the Slu Deal Leacher ratio from a year ago the study released wednesday Esti mated it co Ltd Cost up to s69 billion a year and require the hiring of i million new teachers to reduce the typical class size from 24 to is students the associated press reported. It suggested school reformers look for ways ten cup teachers do a better Job of managing the children in their class to Lin. Told the stars and stripes thursday. And the farther you Ftp Nway Bruni in it Rano she worse off you  Viets pledge to repatriate 27 remains Bynoum Smilack a military writer Washington the Vietnam Ese government has informed tin United slates it will Acpal Niilo the remains of what it in lives rna he ?7 american servicemen missing Ivym the Vietnam War the i Anta inn Findt lure his. The remains i ill he delivered in . Pinili Liiv Omiak in i Xiuji in april it and transported to the army s Central Ridenti ili4ti in  t  Ory in Honolulu the Enuta in Aid in i thu Elnell. " 1 let i a. I vt1 Nin Ifill appreciates the initiative Lakin it Vic Inata repatriate Thecil remain1 Iii id Hopes it represents him Itne no Mati Toni imbed step to re solve this lung manniing humanitarian  the Pentagon a nil. Xii Llu Wail. I3ie Penl Iylo teacher ratios. The department of education rep girl by Tommy m. Tomlinson of the depart ment s office of educational research and improvement said smaller classes Wilt Worsen the shortage of Bath teachers and classrooms. If teachers today believe thai the number of student per class is too Large and their workload Loo heavy it is also True thai the number of students they Leach has never been lower and from thai standpoint i hair workload has never been lighter it said. The report noted that several states including Indiana have made smaller class size in the Early grades a key ingredient of i hair school Reform efforts. Chester e. Finn jr., the assistant Secre tary of education in charge of research said lowering class size Hai become an ersatz Reform goal around the  then an a lot of belter and less costly things win can do and get  finn said. There s no question that Good teach ers in tiny classes Are one of die reasons people pay for expensive private schools. Jul it s nut a very prudent investment strategy i you re trying to improve the vast enter Pliscof amen can  the National education association the 1.85 million member teachers Union has a policy that states excellence in the classroom can Best be attained by Smail class  and it urges affiliates to suck an optimum class sire of 1 i students.1 Keith Geiger the Nea s vice president said it is very expensive to lower in to 15, but they continually use this Rar Jaile far doing nothing. We have elementary teach ers Oul there sitting with 38,40,42 kid in their dast that s the sad  he id Ulsh Ard California hive some of the most crowded distr enu. Rollins said that the Dodds ratio fills Between those two Stales. We be got to in Jve to less thin z04d 1 in the Early elementary Grade if a re Ever going id expect to reach these kids so we Don t have 10 spend All us Money on remediation when they get into Junior and senior High school Glijer said. The report however emphasized to to Japan has achieved the world s highest math achievement icons with math classes thai average 41 pupils. It said reducing the size of the typical class from 24 to 23 pupils would require 73,000 More teachers and Cost to billion not counting the cup Chsn of building More  a reduction to 20 Stu dents would require j35. Knew teach ers and Cost 12 2, h billion. Although teacher salaries average s26.5i1d nationally plus fringes and Bene fits like study Csizi maid the Overall Cost of each new teacher m of �.295. It n new dirt wac Tbs not my a t us Rel i.   4wrh to to. R. 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Mcka  to that Nof Igor receive a prison Lenn for three counts of Vio lating the ethics in govern Cal an in  pc Chi and former government i employ in As Well As the Gen Cryl Public thai in Grin intended those nest minions be Ajlen seriously and that they will be enforced sith meaningful  the Pru Cuvir noted thai no Fuger 63, Fum it White House Pohlidal director likened his crime to running 9 Slop bin following his conviction feb. Ii. He was convicted on Ihrcke counts of Ille Gally lobbying his former Agency within a year of leaving government. Since being found guilty defendant Nofziger has made ii number of remarks  j Iota blk  jul i Tion for his  Mckay said in a sentencing memo to . District judge Thomas Fli Ncry. That intransigent attitude n a con Side Nifon arguing in favor of a sentence that includes a period of incarceration Mckay said. As further evidence of Nofi Terr s Lacoc of contrition Mckay quoted a feb. 18 Leiter to inc court in which Nof incr wrote i have never thought and i do not think today thai 1 am Guill Mobil by. Ethically or legally of the crimes of which i am  Nofziger is scheduled to be sentenced april 8 and could receive two Jear Pris on terms and a j10.000 Fine for each of the three convictions of illegally lobbying on half of we tech corp., a maritime engineers Union and the manufacturer of the air Force 10 aircraft. In addition loan unspecified prison term Mckoy recommended thai an appropriate Fine be imposed for each Viola Tion and that the pm be imposed cumulatively for inc three  Nofi Igor s special entree to the Iri Osl powerful officials in  including it in Widen himself  the very danger to Public perception about the in ice qty of Golem Ziental decision making that Rno Tivald Congress to enact the one year no Contact prohibition Mckay Laid. Mckay also dismissed Nof Igor i argument that he inns understood the ethics Law by my he had received a White House manual that instructed All Mem Bers of president Reagan s staff to review carefully the rules on Post employment lobbying. In addition. Nofi Iser received Eiten live Legal advice about the ethics Law from a private Law firm