Education Week: Class Size

Special Education Costs Vex Minn. School Districts

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:03:00 -0500

Iowa Studies Options for District Mergers

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:01:00 -0500

A group of Iowa educators and lawmakers is exploring alternatives to school district consolidation, and one potential option is an increased reliance on online learning.

Small K-3 Classes Grow in Size as Funding Wanes

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:01:00 -0500

For Best Results, Teachers Need Fewer Students

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:09:00 -0400

Number of Students in Charters Rises

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

Enrollment in charter schools has soared to more than 2 million students, according to a national charter school group.

Class-Size Waivers Triple for Texas Districts

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

State figures show a more than threefold increase in just one year in the number of elementary schools allowed to exceed class-size limits in Texas.

Facing Teacher Shortage, Schools Pack Students in Study Halls

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400

Required study halls have become common in large Portland-area high schools as budget-slammed schools find they don't have enough teachers to go around.

School Finance

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:06:00 -0400

State policymakers attempting to bring down school costs should change or refine class-size mandates, a report recommends.

Instructional Style

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400

A study in the May issue of Science suggests that, even in classes exceeding 250 students, interactive learning can be more effective than lecturing.

Class Size

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400

Only very large reductions in class size are likely to lead to significant long-term effects on student achievement, a new research synthesis says.

Fla. Lawmakers Pursuing Way Around Class-Size Limits

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:04:00 -0400

Class sizes in Florida schools could grow again next fall, despite voter-mandated restrictions.

Gates to NGA: Tie Class Sizes to Teachers' Skill

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:03:00 -0500

Bill Gates closed the 2011 National Governors Association's 2011 winter meeting by urging the governors to consider increasing the class sizes of the best teachers.

Philadelphia School District Has 70,000 Empty Seats

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:01:00 -0500

Class-Size Fines on Horizon in Fla.

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:01:00 -0500

Florida school districts that can't shrink the size of their classes could soon face shrunken state funding.

Districts Exceeding Fla. Class-Size Lid

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:12:00 -0500