Maass believes voucher programs weaken public
schools and
school districts in ways that go beyond just losing
state aid, although that is
devastating during a time of unprecedented cuts to public education.
North Carolina public
school leaders say a legislative mandate to decrease class sizes
in the early grades may have a
devastating impact on
school systems across the
state, forcing
districts to spend millions more hiring teachers or cut scores of positions for those teaching «specialty» subjects such as arts, music and physical education.