{"id":11306,"date":"2012-02-17T12:37:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T18:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=11306"},"modified":"2018-11-06T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T20:35:05","slug":"npt-reports-teachers-have-their-say-at-npt-town-hall-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2012\/02\/17\/npt-reports-teachers-have-their-say-at-npt-town-hall-event\/","title":{"rendered":"(NPT Reports) Teachers Have Their Say at NPT Town Hall Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11337 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/education_watch1-300x35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VHpgwQK6YLU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Smaller class size is a big factor in improving student performance&#8211;\u00a0one of many revealing comments from\u00a0teachers who gathered for a town hall style discussion at Nashville Public Television. The Teacher Town Hall drew more than 100 teachers from several different school districts in middle Tennessee. 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