Deficits Yield Class-Size Growth
Lean economic times mean bloated class sizes. From Natomas Unified School District in Sacramento, Cal., to Yonkers School District in New York, schools have had to make painful cuts to staffing and programming
Most parents and teachers support reduced class sizes, but research downplays the benefits of clas size reduction, except in the early grades, and with at-risk students. Critics of class-size reforms say most class-size reductions are marginal, and that teacher effectiveness is a far greater lever for change. But, can / will cash-strapped