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Burch, Patricia; Theoharis, George; Rauscher, Erica – Educational Policy, 2010
Class size reduction (CSR) has emerged as a very popular, if not highly controversial, policy approach for reducing the achievement gap. This article reports on findings from an implementation study of class size reduction policy in Wisconsin entitled the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE). Drawing on case studies of nine schools,…
Descriptors: Class Size, Achievement, Instructional Leadership, Principals
Sava, Samuel G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Praises United States Secretary of Education William J. Bennett's 1986 report as a readable, provocative document that restores central importance of elementary education. Disagrees with two improvement suggestions: elimination of teaching experience for principals and disregard of class size as an important variable. Sees improved instructional…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Education, Equal Education, Principals