{"id":2411,"date":"2021-11-30T13:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-mcbath-introduce-legislation-to-reduce-class-sizes-in-schools-2021\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:05:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:05:25","slug":"merkley-mcbath-introduce-legislation-to-reduce-class-sizes-in-schools-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-mcbath-introduce-legislation-to-reduce-class-sizes-in-schools-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley, McBath presentan legislaci\u00f3n para reducir el tama\u00f1o de las clases en las escuelas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 El senador estadounidense de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, y la congresista Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) tienen como objetivo abordar las aulas superpobladas mediante la introducci\u00f3n de la <i>Ley de clases m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as para estudiantes y educadores<\/i>, legislaci\u00f3n audaz que invierte en clases m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as en las escuelas p\u00fablicas.<\/p>\n<p>Estudiantes <a href=\"https:\/\/nepc.colorado.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/pb_-_class_size.pdf\">obtienen mejores resultados acad\u00e9micos cuando tienen una atenci\u00f3n m\u00e1s individualizada por parte de los instructores<\/a>, especialmente desde jard\u00edn de infantes hasta tercer grado, pero el tama\u00f1o de las clases solo ha seguido creciendo. Ese problema solo se exacerb\u00f3 durante la pandemia mundial de COVID-19: los distritos escolares de todo el pa\u00eds hicieron la transici\u00f3n al aprendizaje virtual, lo que limit\u00f3 la instrucci\u00f3n en persona y gener\u00f3 una carga adicional para los maestros que trabajan arduamente. A medida que los estudiantes regresan al sal\u00f3n de clases, los legisladores est\u00e1n haciendo un esfuerzo bicameral para lograr mejores resultados estudiantiles con una legislaci\u00f3n que reducir\u00eda el tama\u00f1o de las clases y permitir\u00eda a los estudiantes m\u00e1s tiempo uno a uno con los maestros, mejorando la experiencia escolar general tanto para los estudiantes como para los maestros.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAsist\u00ed a las escuelas p\u00fablicas de Oreg\u00f3n cuando era ni\u00f1o y recuerdo tener alrededor de 20 ni\u00f1os en mi clase de primer grado. Cuando dej\u00e9 a mi hijo para su primer d\u00eda de clases, su clase ten\u00eda 34 ni\u00f1os y me preguntaba c\u00f3mo su maestro pod\u00eda organizar y ense\u00f1ar a un grupo tan grande\u201d, <b>dijo Merkley.<\/b> \u201cHoy, despu\u00e9s de un a\u00f1o y medio en el que nuestros estudiantes han estado principalmente en salas de clases virtuales, los estudiantes se han enfrentado a m\u00e1s desaf\u00edos que nunca y, con demasiada frecuencia, no pueden acceder a la atenci\u00f3n que necesitan para sobresalir en el aula y recuperarse de la p\u00e9rdidas de aprendizaje de COVID-19. Como la naci\u00f3n m\u00e1s rica del mundo, debemos asegurarnos de que nuestros ni\u00f1os puedan tener \u00e9xito acad\u00e9mico, y eso no puede suceder en aulas abarrotadas. Podemos darnos el lujo de hacerlo mejor, y es hora de invertir en la educaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica de alta calidad que todo estudiante estadounidense merece\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEl papel que juegan los maestros y educadores es fundamental en la vida de nuestros ni\u00f1os, y debemos apoyar a nuestros maestros para que los estudiantes puedan recibir una educaci\u00f3n que los preparar\u00e1 para el \u00e9xito futuro. Eso incluye m\u00e1s tiempo individual con sus maestros, m\u00e1s oportunidades de instrucci\u00f3n personalizadas y m\u00e1s inversi\u00f3n en el desarrollo de una conexi\u00f3n significativa para inculcar un profundo amor por el aprendizaje\u201d.<b> dijo Mcbath<\/b>. \u201cAgradezco al Senador Merkley por su trabajo en esta importante legislaci\u00f3n. Son esfuerzos como estos los que nos ayudar\u00e1n a proporcionar un futuro mejor para todos los ni\u00f1os estadounidenses\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>El <i>Ley de clases m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as para estudiantes y educadores<\/i> har\u00eda:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Establecer un programa de subvenciones competitivas de $2 mil millones para que los distritos escolares reduzcan el tama\u00f1o de las clases en los grados K-3 a no m\u00e1s de 18 estudiantes por clase.<br \/> \u2022 Permitir que los distritos escolares soliciten subvenciones para reducir el tama\u00f1o de las clases, que el Secretario de Educaci\u00f3n otorgar\u00e1 en funci\u00f3n de las escuelas con mayor necesidad<br \/> \u2022 Garantizar que los fondos de la subvenci\u00f3n se utilicen para reclutar, contratar y capacitar a maestros calificados en los grados K-3.<br \/> \u2022 Permitir que los distritos escolares que han alcanzado las recomendaciones de tama\u00f1o de clase en los grados K-3 obtengan espacio adicional o renueven los edificios escolares existentes para proporcionar m\u00e1s espacio en las aulas y para el desarrollo profesional de los maestros en los grados K-3.<br \/> \u2022 Dar prioridad a las escuelas que atienden al porcentaje m\u00e1s alto de estudiantes de familias con ingresos por debajo del umbral de pobreza, y luego a las escuelas con el tama\u00f1o promedio m\u00e1s alto de clases en los grados K-3.<\/p>\n<p>Este proyecto de ley cuenta con el apoyo de la Federaci\u00f3n Estadounidense de Maestros, la Campa\u00f1a First Focus para Ni\u00f1os y la Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Educaci\u00f3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Oregon&rsquo;s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) aim to address overcrowded classrooms by introducing the Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act, bold legislation that invests in smaller class sizes in public schools. 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