Sentences with phrase «on class size reduction»

Small classes have been found to enhance learning to a measurable extent, particularly in the early elementary years (see for example the reports on Class Size Reduction, < http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cs/ >; a research summary Small Class Size Trumps Vouchers In Terms of Results, Costs, and Public Support by American Federation of Teachers at < http://www.aft.org/pdfs/teachers/vouchersvssmallclass0498.pdf >).

Included: The latest research on class size reduction.

Not exact matches

No individual reform on the public agenda — neither merit pay, class size reduction, salary jumps for teachers, nor Race to the Top — can claim or even hope for anything close to that level of impact.

Florida spent billions on class - size reduction with no positive impact on student results.

Finally, the Florida information tells us what happens when a state government tries to bring about class size reduction on a large scale, whereas the Tennessee experiment was limited to only a fairly small number of schools and to much larger reductions in class size.

During the past year or so, the deteriorating condition of state budgets and the Bush administration's new emphasis on accountability have made class - size reduction less of a priority.

Last week's failure of a massive tobacco - settlement bill in the Senate added new urgency to efforts by the Clinton administration and education lobbyists to find money to pay for class - size reductions and other programs with funding contingent on new cigarette taxes.

However, a large body of research literature on class - size reduction contradicts the findings from Project STAR.

These results cast doubt on the desirability of class - size reduction in the middle grades as a reform strategy in many countries.

Both Greece and Iceland performed considerably below the international average on TIMSS, while the countries where class - size reduction did not have even a small effect performed above the average.

Reviewing data from Project STAR — a longitudinal research study on class - size reduction in Tennessee and the most famous experiment on the topic — Spyros Konstantopoulos, an assistant professor of education and social policy at Northwestern...

Hanushek and Hoxby seem to stand alone in their findings that class size reduction has little or no impact on student academic outcomes — yet they are disproportionately referred to for evidence here in Australia.

While teacher quality (and the quality of teacher preparation) is at the heart of the effectiveness of almost any reform, conflating STR with class size reduction fails to focus on the mechanisms thought to be at work in smaller classes.

The studies range from large - scale assessments (National Assessment of Educational Progress [NAEP] and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study [TIMSS]-RRB-, to evaluations of specific interventions (class - size reduction and vouchers), to commission reports (National Reading Panel, National Commission on Teaching and America's Future), to data analyses (Education Trust on teacher quality, Jay Greene on graduation rates).

Advocates for and against class - size reduction have engaged in or been accused of engaging in such cherry picking for as long as there has been research on this issue (Whitehurst and Chingos 2011, 3).

In his study, Douglas Ready, an assistant professor of education, concludes that the success of class - size - reduction strategies depend largely on the context in which they are set.

Grissmer's reintroduction of highly selective evidence on the effects of extra resources and reductions in class size provides no more support of his work here than it did in the original RAND report.

If, as in the example above, state and local funds are to support one teacher per 25 students in grades K - 3, the auditor would check that any Title I funds spent on K - 3 teachers line up dollar for dollar with reductions below that baseline class size in Title I schools.

Still, if class - size reductions had any effect on achievement gains between 1998 and 2007, it could only have been toward the end of the period.

After congratulating the nation for working to amass current successes — including financial aid options that have «finally opened the doors of college to all Americans,» state - developed academic standards, the creation of a voluntary national test, technology in the schools, and an emphasis on class - size reduction — Clinton outlined his proposal to drive public education into the 21st century.

3) The public thinks less money should be spent on class - size reduction relative to the amount spent on teacher salaries or new books and technologies, if they are told the relative price of each intervention.

He has authored numerous, highly cited studies on the effects of class size reduction, high stakes accountability, the assessment of teacher quality, and other education related topics.

The group's executive director, Leonie Haimson, called the situation «unconscionable» and noted how the DOE had repeatedly pledged to «focus class size reduction planning efforts on the School Renewal Program.»

As a further point of comparison I provide results from a study [xvii] of Project STAR that examined the impact on middle school test scores of exposure to class size reduction in the early grades.

However, most courts that have historically entered into educational policy areas other than funding have discouraged real structural changes, focusing instead on the continuation of past policies, such as class size reduction or across - the - board salary increases for teachers, which carry with them increased funding.

If we do, we would conclude that, in general, education expenditures have little effect on student performance, that increasing teacher pay yields no effect, that the effects of class - size reduction depend very much on the state in which it is implemented, that monies should be set aside so that teachers who say they need them have more materials.

[vii] The SIG grants in California averaged approximately $ 1,500 per pupil, so the program was costly, but the benefits were greater than other popular approaches, such as class size reduction, even on a per - dollar basis.

But the total effect on test scores also increases because the positive effect of adding a day to the school year is always greater than the negative effect of the needed reduction in class size.

An article published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2000 by Caroline Huxby on The Effects of Class Size on Student Achievement: New Evidence from Population Variation reported that reductions in class size had no effect on student achieveClass Size on Student Achievement: New Evidence from Population Variation reported that reductions in class size had no effect on student achievemSize on Student Achievement: New Evidence from Population Variation reported that reductions in class size had no effect on student achieveclass size had no effect on student achievemsize had no effect on student achievement.

A key legislative committee moved Wednesday to soften a cap on funding of the Class Size Reduction program tied to a 2008 participation benchmark.

This contrasts with the voluminous research on class size, which shows that class size reduction is one of the very few ways to narrow the achievement gap and one of only four reforms cited by the Institute of Education Sciences as proven to work through rigorous evidence.

Harkin's bill allows some funds to be used on class - size reduction in early grades, and focuses on performance of principals.

Currently the funding is used to pay for reductions in class size and conventional professional development; neither has been proven to have a significant or sustainable impact on student achievement.

Some of the biggest axes would fall on a $ 2.3 billion program for teacher training and class - size reduction, and a $ 1.2 billion after - school program, which serves nearly 2 million children, many of them poor.

Class Size Matters: A nonpartisan, nonprofit Clearinghouse for information on the proven benefits of smaller classes advocates for class size reduction in New York City, and the website provides information for all school distrClass Size Matters: A nonpartisan, nonprofit Clearinghouse for information on the proven benefits of smaller classes advocates for class size reduction in New York City, and the website provides information for all school distriSize Matters: A nonpartisan, nonprofit Clearinghouse for information on the proven benefits of smaller classes advocates for class size reduction in New York City, and the website provides information for all school distrclass size reduction in New York City, and the website provides information for all school distrisize reduction in New York City, and the website provides information for all school districts.

Also in 1998, Stanford's Caroline Hoxby found that «reductions in class size from a base of 15 to 30 students have no effect on student achievement.»

The state has spent an estimated $ 16 billion on class - size reduction thus far.

«Broadly evidence suggests that class size reduction policies have an uncertain and diminishing effect on pupil achievement in the long run.»

In his budget proposal for 2017 — 19 biennium, Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal underscored the importance of investing in teachers, noting, «Student success from the state's increased investment in full - day kindergarten, K — 3 class size reduction, and other... basic education components depends on making significant changes in Washington's ability to attract and retain qualified teachers.»

A Descriptive Evaluation of the Federal Class - Size Reduction Program (2004) presents findings from the 2000 - 01 school year on the distribution and use of federal Class - Size Reduction (CSR) funds, the implementation of CSR, and the effects of CSR on class Class - Size Reduction Program (2004) presents findings from the 2000 - 01 school year on the distribution and use of federal Class - Size Reduction (CSR) funds, the implementation of CSR, and the effects of CSR on class sSize Reduction Program (2004) presents findings from the 2000 - 01 school year on the distribution and use of federal Class - Size Reduction (CSR) funds, the implementation of CSR, and the effects of CSR on class Class - Size Reduction (CSR) funds, the implementation of CSR, and the effects of CSR on class sSize Reduction (CSR) funds, the implementation of CSR, and the effects of CSR on class class sizesize.

As contract negotiations plod along between LA Unified and the teachers union, UTLA, the issue of class size reduction has taken on a new urgency for Superintendent Ramon Cortines, who plans to shrink the number of students in middle school and high school classrooms by the end of the year.

Research points to the beneficial effects of smaller classes on students» academic success, and many states have turned to class - size reduction to raise student achievement (U.S. Department of Education, 2000).

Using an instrumental variables approach to control for selection bias, the results suggest an increase in collegiate class size leads to an increase in dropout rates and a reduction in on - time degree completion, but no change in long - run degree completion.

On a side note: It is interesting to note that Brown and Torlakson are on record supporting class size reductions, but Tuck and Kashkari haven't mentioned it at all in any mediuOn a side note: It is interesting to note that Brown and Torlakson are on record supporting class size reductions, but Tuck and Kashkari haven't mentioned it at all in any mediuon record supporting class size reductions, but Tuck and Kashkari haven't mentioned it at all in any medium.

This paper investigates the effects of California's billion - dollar class size reduction program on student achievement.

* UPDATED As contract negotiations plod along between LA Unified and the teachers union, UTLA, the issue of class size reduction has taken on a new urgency for Superintendent Ramon Cortines, who plans to shrink the number of students in middle school and high school classrooms by the end of the year.

NC's massive school facility needs could overwhelm agreement on «historic» class size reductions

In the 2002 - 03 school year, 57 percent of Title II, Part A funds were spent on class - size reduction, while only 27 percent of these funds were spent on professional development.

Both Title I and IDEA also got bumps in funding, and the bill maintains funding for Title II, which focuses on teacher professional development and class - size reduction.

Since that study was published, many have argued that major reductions in class size for poor children are likely to have lasting effects on the children's lives.