In the Q&A “Budget Cuts and Workload Creep” (The Chronicle, September 7), Nichole E. McDaniel says: “When you get up to 48 students you have to request that they don’t ask as many questions in class.

Maybe your first grader came home excited to tell you about all twenty-seven of her new classmates and you freaked. Maybe you’re considering shelling out for that fancy Montessori school that promises ...

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.

As the nation’s new president and members of the 111th Congress begin their work in Washington, they might consider the following: You ran on a platform that included improving our nation’s schools.

Only very large reductions in class size—cuts on the order of seven to 10 students per class—are likely to lead to significant long-term effects on student achievement, a new research synthesis says.

WASHINGTON, October 31, 2003 – As leaders in local school districts and state legislatures across the country grapple with class sizes for students, research has shown that small classes can deliver ...

The new “unfunded” state-mandated smaller class size rule is projected to cost New York City nearly $2 billion annually once the change is fully implemented in five years. The city’s Independent ...

The discussion about the importance of class size has been ongoing for decades. While some still argue that class size doesn’t make a noticeable difference in the quality of education, research has ...

Cash-strapped school districts and states across the country are backing away from reductions in class size, a reform touted in recent years as a magic bullet for improving ailing public schools. In ...

As a strike looms, the Chicago Teachers Union held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to call attention to one of its biggest issues: a demand for lower class sizes. The press conference was held ...