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Class sizes throughout Oregon are near their lowest point in years, thanks to a potent combination of declining enrollment in public schools and an infusion of federal pandemic recovery funds, new ...

The controversial state law requiring New York City public schools to reduce class sizes across the board could become more problematic and reduce “equity” for the neediest students amid budget cuts ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is now a body of literature questioning the link between small class size and student success. A new study of interactions between different class sizes and more than a dozen other variables ...

Korie Wilkins was happy with the small class sizes at her son's elementary school for the last three years. Then the Rochester Community Schools parent heard a number this month that stopped her in ...