Sentences with phrase «reduce class size in grades k»

Spending includes $ 6.5 million in aid for districts to reduce class sizes in grades K - 3 in core aca - demic areas.

Current law requires school districts (also known as local education agencies, or LEAs) to reduce class sizes in grades K - 3 in the upcoming 2017 - 18 school year.

House lawmakers say they are keenly interested in legislative action next month that would either delay implementation of a new law requiring districts to reduce class sizes in grades K - 3 and / or provide additional funds to districts so that complying with the mandate doesn't result in harm to other areas of instruction.

Not exact matches

Karen Miller, parent leader in Texas and a former state PTA legislative chair points out: «Texas was one of the first states to reduce class size, with caps of 22 students in grades K - 4, adopted by Governor Mark White and the Legislature in 1984.

Unlike the STAR studies, nearly all elementary schools in the state reduced class size at once — especially in grades K - 2nd — so it was hard to find a control group with which to compare outcomes.