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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
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Data from a 1994 longitudinal survey showed that parents' availability for school participation varied widely, depending on income and vacation benefits. At Princeton University, Alan Kruger and Diane Whitman concluded that smaller classes have greater effects on minority students' progress and college entrance-exam enrollment than on whites. (MLH)
Descriptors: Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education, Middle Class Parents