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Bill Gates Inspires a Class Size Experiment in Kansas City - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Bill Gates Inspires a Class Size Experiment in Kansas City - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Bill Gates Inspires a Class Size Experiment in Kansas City

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A story broken by Parents Across America, and thus far not even covered by local newspapers, reveals that school administrators in Kansas City, Missouri, are introducing an unprecedented experiment. According to this story, contributed by a Kansas City teacher who has remained anonymous out of fear of retaliation, here is what is under way as the school year begins:

Last week at a school board meeting, Kansas City, MO School District superintendent John Covington told the school board that there is no research that supports reduced class size linked to increased student