Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, there is an additional $2.7 million, I believe, being added to the education system. The money that will be spent on that, Mr. Speaker, is in the student needs area. The present PTR across the Territory is at 16.5. We have one more year to go in funding in the agreement and by legislation, and that will bring it down to 16:1, Mr. Speaker, bringing it down another half a point. That will result in reduced class sizes. Class sizes have been reduced by approximately 5 percent since we introduced this particular program of funding, Mr. Speaker. It results in more teachers in the classrooms, which in turn results in smaller class sizes. Thank you.
Jake Ootes on Question 142-14(5): Canadian Achievement Test Scores
In the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 2002. See this statement in context.
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