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Looking for new solutions; Planned additions to area schools now cost too much.(A SECTION)
Byline: TIFFANY LANKES tiffany.lankes@heraldtribune.com
MANATEE COUNTY -- Teachers in Manatee schools may find themselves working side by side in doubled up classrooms with twice as many students next year. Some may even end up teaching mixed classes of students in different grades.
It's just the latest sign of the strain that growth and a state law requiring lower class sizes is putting on schools here.
And now, a more than $10 million spike in the cost to add more classroom space by building wings is forcing administrators to rethink that plan.
"We're still trying to catch our breath," said Superintendent Roger Dearing.
The School Board decided last year to build classroom additions at 10 schools to alleviate crowding. Administrators expected to pay less than $2 million for each of the eight elementary school projects and about $3…
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