Conversations about class size have swept across Oregon over the past few years, particularly for students in elementary grades. Teachers have largely driven discussions, advocating for smaller class ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. After dropping for decades, average class sizes in American schools may be growing again as schools cope with budget shortfalls. Although some educators see the ...

This year, schools were encouraged to come up with their own plans to lower their class sizes and apply to the Department of Education for funding. By Claire Fahy Two years ago, New York State ...

NYC educators say having smaller classes is “amazing,” but finding the space and funding to reach 100% compliance remains a ...

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Smaller class sizes allow teachers to give important personal feedback to individual students. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The new “unfunded” state-mandated smaller class size rule is projected to cost New York City nearly $2 billion annually once the change is fully implemented in five years. The city’s Independent ...

Editor's Note: A version of this story aired on KPCC. Listen to it here. Science teacher Michelle Levin has only 33 kids in each of her classes — which makes her fortunate. That’s not because a class ...

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The discussion about the importance of class size has been ongoing for decades. While some still argue that class size doesn’t make a noticeable difference in the quality of education, research has ...

Hundreds of Wake County elementary school students will likely finish the school year in larger classes than the state allows. Wake school leaders say 95 classes need a waiver from the state law that ...

Los Angeles science teacher Michele Levin knows she caught a break: She only has about 33 students in each of her classes at Daniel Webster Middle School — pretty small, by district standards. In most ...