Sentences with phrase «class size reduction initiatives»

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The initiatives we have emphasized in policy discussions — class - size reduction, curriculum revamping, reorganization of school schedule, investment in technology — all fall far short of the impact that good teachers can have in the classroom.

The state has such programs for special education, transportation, bilingual education, gifted - and - talented students, reading initiatives, capital outlays and debt service, vocational education, class - size reduction, and technology.

The measure's defeat also isn't expected to renew support for previous voter - approved initiatives 728 and 732 — aimed at class - size reductions and cost - of - living pay increases for teachers, respectively — which were suspended by the Legislature last year.

Individualization is the ultimate goal of class - size reduction initiatives, and the key to academic success.

The federal government and more than 20 states have launched class - size reduction initiatives that seek to lower the average class size in the early elementary grades of U.S. schools to 15 — 18 students.