Well, in the district where my mom is a school psychologist, she is essentially responsible for about 4-5000 students spread across 4 schools. Part of her job is to screen kids for special education. Most of her day is spent convincing teachers in various schools that Timmy doesn't have a learning disability just because he acts out occasionally, and that even if he did a Special Ed classroom may well cripple him for the rest of his life. She only has about a day per week per school to administer assessments, provide classroom seminars, and manage confused teachers.
Librarians have a similar problem. Many districts in Washington can't afford even one per school anymore. The library in those districts is either closed or at reduced capacity if the librarian is not in.
I voted for I1135 mainly because it would increase funding for classified staff again, and not because it reduced class sizes.
Then this article is a poorly written piece. It makes no mention of that. I'm not in WA so I've no clue what was in that initiative. But the article sure does make it sound like it was just for reduced class sizes. I feel like the author is against it and her bias is seeping through.
Librarians have a similar problem. Many districts in Washington can't afford even one per school anymore. The library in those districts is either closed or at reduced capacity if the librarian is not in.
I voted for I1135 mainly because it would increase funding for classified staff again, and not because it reduced class sizes.