Class Size

The latest news about class size, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Interactive Map: Setting Class-Size Limits
Interactive Map: Setting Class-Size Limits
A majority of states have at least one policy that limits the number of students that may be in a general education classroom, according to the Education Commission of the States, and several have relaxed those class-size policies since 2008. This interactive map details states' class-size requirements.
• View this interactive map.
• Read the related story.

Issue Backgrounder

For background on this topic, see:
• Class Size

Get RSS Feed for This Topic Latest News

Romney Talks Class Size at Philadelphia Charter School
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney brought his education agenda to a West Philadelphia charter school, suggesting class size mattered little to pupils' achievement.
May 25, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
Facing Teacher Shortage, Schools Pack Students in Study Halls
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.
September 22, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
Philadelphia School District Has 70,000 Empty Seats
January 20, 2011 - Education Week
Class Sizes Show Signs of Growing
At a time when policymakers are demanding budget cuts and more innovative approaches to schooling, pressure is building for loosening up constraints on class sizes.
November 24, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
Voters Grapple with Ballot Measures on Education
A bid to loosen Florida's class-size limits headed toward defeat, as did dueling measures in Oklahoma that centered on school funding.
November 9, 2010 - Education Week
Voters Grapple with Ballot Measures on Education
A bid to loosen Florida’s class-size limits headed toward defeat, as did dueling measures in Oklahoma that centered on school funding.
November 3, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
Small Schools, Big Difference
Findings from New York City's small-schools initiative may portend rapid progress at scale in high school reform, write Michele Cahill and Robert L. Hughes.
September 27, 2010 - Education Week
Students Observed to Be 'On Task' Less as Class Size Grows
A new British study quantifies and confirms what many teachers have long believed: Students tend to be "off task" more often when they are in larger classes.
April 1, 2008 - Education Week
Class-Size Reductions Seen of Limited Help on Achievement Gap
Smaller classes may help some students, but not all, research shows.
February 21, 2008 | Updated: April 7, 2012 - Education Week
Class-Size: What Works Best?
Our readers and guests talked about the impact of class size on student learning.
February 21, 2007 - Education Week (Web)

Most Popular Stories

Viewed

Emailed

Recommended

Commented

Sponsored Whitepapers

• E-Policy Essentials for Schools, Write a Definitive Acceptable Use Policy

• Math Intervention - From Best Practice to Next Practice

• Motivation & Personalization: Middle School Math

• Teaching Self-Regulation Skills to Close the Income-Based Achievement Gap

• Can response systems improve learning outcomes?

• Unique Challenges Facing K-12 IT Professionals

• 10 Steps for Migrating Curriculum to Common Core

• The Educational Promise of Social Media

• Broad Knowledge Drives Literacy

• Using Collaboration to Impact Teaching & Learning

• Data Systems That Help Schools Make a Difference

• Great Books Programs Fit the CCSS

MORE EDUCATION JOBS >>
Post a Job >>