Class
Size Reduction Links
Health
and Education Research Operative Services, Inc.’s
(HEROS), class size reduction
web page. Has a large collection of CSR research, including
Tennessee’s Project STAR.
www.heros-inc.org/classsizeresearch.htm
Reduce
Class Size Now. A large CSR site with research,
how-to information, state summaries, and latest CSR
news.
www.reduceclasssizenow.org
The
CSR Research Consortium’s 2002 capstone
report on California’s Class Size Reduction program:
“What we have learned about class size reduction
in California.”
www.classize.org/techreport/index-02.htm
The
Education Policy Studies Laboratory’s
Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) website.
Has the major research on Wisconsin’s class size
reduction program. www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/sage.htm
The
U.S. Department of Education’s Report
“Reducing class size: What we know.” Offers
a good summary of class size reduction research to 1999,
including Smith and Glass, Indiana’s Prime Time,
Tennessee’s STAR, Wisconsin’s SAGE, and
Burke County Schools (NC). Also discusses why class
size makes a difference, how small is small enough,
and the difference between class size and pupil-teacher
ratio.
www.ed.gov/pubs/ReducingClass/Class_size.html
The
National Education Association’s class
size reduction page.Outlines the NEA’s support
of CSR, summarizes STAR, and briefly discusses the threat
to CSR programs posed by states’ budget crises.
www.nea.org/classsize/
The
American Federation of Teacher’s class
size reduction page. Provides summaries of class size
reduction research, including STAR, SAGE, and California’s
CSR program. Also compares the impact on student achievement
of class size and vouchers.
www.aft.org/topics/classsize/index.htm
Class
Size Matters is an organization of parents,
educators, and others dedicated to reducing class size
in New York City public schools. www.classsizematters.org
For
more information, please contact Art Hood at 800-755-3277.
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