Can Your District Afford Smaller Classes in Grades K-3?.

Achilles, Charles M.; Price, William J.

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ERIC Number: EJ579431

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Publication Date: 1999

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Can Your District Afford Smaller Classes in Grades K-3?

Achilles, Charles M.; Price, William J.

School Business Affairs, v65 n1 p10,12-16 Jan 1999

From a cost-benefit viewpoint, investing school revenues in small K-3 classes has great potential for improving productivity. Statewide class reduction initiatives in Indiana, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin have positively influenced student achievement, behavior, citizenship, and development. Districts cannot afford to ignore this mounting evidence. (19 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Benefits, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Primary Education, Productivity, Small Classes, State Action, Teacher Student Ratio

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Indiana; Tennessee; Texas; Wisconsin

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