Editor’s Note: This version was published in 2004. An updated version is available from 2011. In recent years, reducing class size has gained increased prominence as a school-improvement strategy.

"Class size was our single, most unifying topic," said White, a seventh-grade science teacher at Jefferson Middle School and a mother of a sophomore at Centennial High. "It was incredibly moving to ...

Class sizes in Salem-Keizer schools are on the rise again. This year, middle schools will see the largest increase, adding about one student per class for an average of 32 students. Elementary and ...

A recent report by the Victorian Competition & Efficiency Commission has suggested that reducing class sizes in the state has not improved student academic performance. The report said that despite 50 ...

Responding to concerns from families and staff about high class sizes at Milwaukee Public Schools, driving some teachers to leave the district, the Journal Sentinel sought to find out where class ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - Well, it turns out that size really does matter when it comes to classes, according to new research out of Northwestern University. Class size is a huge factor in students’ successes ...