Sentences with phrase «result in class sizes»

This school faces $ 451,000 in cuts which will result in class sizes over 40 in the primary grades, loss of many highly effective teachers, along with drama and fine arts education, and a severe reduction in their ability to provide for the school's high special needs population.

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And though the results as published do not completely rule out the idea that other factors were at play, the ad campaign itself seems to have been a deciding factor in defeating a Florida initiative that would have led to larger class sizes in the state's public schools.

This has resulted in ballooning class sizes, elimination of valuable programs, and fewer teachers.

Now a combination of Quomo's low ball budget proposal along with the poorly constructed tax cap in place school local school districts need to portray the extremely unpopular cuts they now face (loss of electives and AP options; cuts to music, art and athletics; increased class size) as being directly the result of decisions made by our legislators in Albany.

«As a result of this work, average class size across the city has decreased from 26.4 students per class in the 2015 - 16 school year to 26.1 this year,» he said.

Opponents argue that it will result in fewer jobs, larger class sizes, and less money being available for scholarships and tuition relief.

To put these results in context, consider the Tennessee STAR Experiment, which produced some of the literature's highest estimated effects for class - size reduction.

Policymakers would examine the results of various interventions, including afterschool programs, changes in class and day length, or class - size reductions.

While there may be other mechanisms through which increased school spending improves student outcomes, these results suggest that the positive effects are driven, at least in part, by some combination of reductions in class size, having more adults per student in schools, increases in instructional time, and increases in teacher salaries that may help to attract and retain a more highly qualified teaching workforce.

Class density and size Increases in class density or overcrowding have been associated with behavioural problems, aggression, social withdrawal, dissatisfaction and stress, resulting in less time spent in group involvement and more time in solitary Class density and size Increases in class density or overcrowding have been associated with behavioural problems, aggression, social withdrawal, dissatisfaction and stress, resulting in less time spent in group involvement and more time in solitary class density or overcrowding have been associated with behavioural problems, aggression, social withdrawal, dissatisfaction and stress, resulting in less time spent in group involvement and more time in solitary play.

In four of the countries, Australia, Hong Kong, Scotland, and the United States, the standard error of the estimated effects of class size was extremely large, indicating that little confidence should be placed in the resultIn four of the countries, Australia, Hong Kong, Scotland, and the United States, the standard error of the estimated effects of class size was extremely large, indicating that little confidence should be placed in the resultin the results.

Krueger's results indicate that students in kindergarten classrooms that had 7 to 8 fewer students than regular - sized classes performed about 3 percent of a standard deviation better for every one student fewer in their class.

In fact, some Los Angeles students saw their test scores fall as a result of the 1996 statewide program, which sought to lower class sizes in kindergarten through the 3rd gradIn fact, some Los Angeles students saw their test scores fall as a result of the 1996 statewide program, which sought to lower class sizes in kindergarten through the 3rd gradin kindergarten through the 3rd grade.

Thus variation in class size may be simply the result, rather than the cause, of differences in student achievement.

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

We chose first to compare our results with those reported by Princeton economist Alan Krueger in his reanalysis of the Project STAR data from Tennessee, which produced some of the highest estimates of class - size effects among credible studies.

Reform efforts such as school choice, charter schools, reconstituting schools, and reducing class size all rest on the belief that changes in structure or governance will result in higher student achievement.

In other words, a naà ¯ ve strategy that does not account for the ways in which students are sorted into classes of different size leads to the counterintuitive result that students fare better in larger classeIn other words, a naà ¯ ve strategy that does not account for the ways in which students are sorted into classes of different size leads to the counterintuitive result that students fare better in larger classein which students are sorted into classes of different size leads to the counterintuitive result that students fare better in larger classein larger classes.

While class - size reduction has helped achievement in most of California's large urban school districts, not all of those have enjoyed such results, says a study by the Public Policy Institute of California.

As Lamb, Teese and Polesel have shown, with the increasing residualisation of public schools caused by the flight of cultural capital — itself a result of years of federal and state neglect and artificial choice programs promoting private schools — public schools have a larger proportion of problematic learners, disadvantaged and refugee families, and students at risk of school failure, but have larger class sizes than ever before in comparison with most private schools.

Money saved by not decreasing class sizes may result in substantial social and educational costs in the future (Schanzenbach 2014);

The evidence suggests that increasing class size will harm not only children's academic results in the short run, but also their long - term success at school and beyond.

They claim that much of Australia's increased expenditure on education in the last 20 to 30 years has been «wasted» on efforts to reduce class sizes, arguing that this extra funding does not lead to better academic results.

Hanushek also claims that the class - size results show that reducing class sizes only in kindergarten can raise student achievement.

He complained of increasing class sizes, which were the result of compulsory universal education, while arguing that real teaching could take place only on a small scale and not in situations where a teacher's first responsibility was crowd control.

It is unclear whether similar results would be obtained in different contexts, such as developed countries, where smaller class sizes may allow more tailored instruction even without tracking, and extra resources, such as remedial education, computer - assisted learning, and special education programs, may already provide tools to help teachers deal with different types of students.

I could see how many «one - size - fits - all» programs there were, and worried that these would result in teachers teaching to the middle of the class - not stretching children, and also leaving other behind.

Research by the School Cuts coalition of unions (NEU, NAHT, ASCL, UNISON, GMB and Unite) shows that class sizes are rising in the majority of secondary schools as a result of the government's underfunding of education.

In a student - led discussion, teachers generally divide the class in two, which in an average - size classroom results in 10 to 15 students per grouIn a student - led discussion, teachers generally divide the class in two, which in an average - size classroom results in 10 to 15 students per grouin two, which in an average - size classroom results in 10 to 15 students per grouin an average - size classroom results in 10 to 15 students per grouin 10 to 15 students per group.

Early results from a class size reduction program introduced in California also seems to support the President's plan.

The results illustrated in the graph suggest that family support in the form of putting more money in the pockets of low - income parents produces substantially larger gains in children's school achievement per dollar of expenditure than a year of preschool, participation in Head Start, or class size reduction in the early grades.

Conflicting results may be due to the difficulty in performing these types of comparison studies, which can be confounded by differences in class size, cognitive level of questions, class composition, and instructor (Crossgrove and Curran 2008).

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.

In 1998, Hoover Institution senior fellow and economist Eric Hanushek released the results of his impressive review of class - size studies.

Parents of schoolchildren must be concerned about the impact of these budget cuts, which will likely increase class sizes and result in fewer teachers, counselors and instructional aides, including assistants for children with special needs.

We examine whether the sorting of differently achieving students into differently sized classes results in a regressive or compensatory pattern of class sizes for a sample of national school systems.

The result is that school budgets are hurting, teachers are being let go, class sizes are increasing and there are more and more reports of cut - backs in school programs and services.

In 1998, he released the results of his research that examined 227 separate studies on the effect of teacher - pupil ratios and class size averages on student achievement.

New research by the School Cuts coalition of unions (NEU, NAHT, ASCL, UNISON, GMB and Unite) shows that class sizes are rising in the majority of secondary schools in England as a result of the Govern...

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.

In Wake County, a fast - growing district, the class size mandate has resulted in the Wake County Board of Education considering reassignment proposals that would force many families to leave their base schoolIn Wake County, a fast - growing district, the class size mandate has resulted in the Wake County Board of Education considering reassignment proposals that would force many families to leave their base schoolin the Wake County Board of Education considering reassignment proposals that would force many families to leave their base schools.

To what extent is the large variation between pupils» maths achievement within classes a result of widening access, large class sizes and a lack of tracking in the education system?

Here's Gerald Bracey taking apart just one of Hanushek's absurd contentions in trying to diminish the results of the Tennessee STAR class size study:

In recent years, class sizes have increased, and school funding has decreased, but teachers are expected to produce greater results than at any time.

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.

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 >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 >In Terms of Results, Costs, and Public Support by American Federation of Teachers at < http://www.aft.org/pdfs/teachers/vouchersvssmallclass0498.pdf >).

They say the added flexibility of a charter school, on everything from textbook selection to the length of the school day, generally results in smaller class sizes and increased student performance.

The Eugene district and others in Oregon have faced continuing budget shortfalls that resulted in shorter school years, larger class sizes and weakened support systems.

«Lower class sizes are desired, but how the legislature has chosen to implement them presents significant challenges for districts and will result in either local budget cuts or local governments may have to increase taxes to pay for this change,» said Todd LoFrese, assistant superintendent for support services for Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools.

The result of this underfunding, according to Baker, is that class size is ballooning in poor districts, such as New York City.