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Direct linkChetty, Raj; Friedman, John N.; Hilger, Nathaniel; Saez, Emmanuel; Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore; Yagan, Danny – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
In Project STAR, 11,571 students in Tennessee and their teachers were randomly assigned to different classrooms within their schools from kindergarten to third grade. This paper evaluates the long-term impacts of STAR using administrative records. We obtain five results. First, kindergarten test scores are highly correlated with outcomes such as…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Small Classes, Program Effectiveness, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedBracey, Gerald W. – Educational Leadership, 1995
Debunks two myths: the United States spends more on its schools than other nations; and money makes no difference in student achievement. The United States provides more school services than other countries do. Research shows a strong expenditure/academic-achievement correlation. Test scores rise when districts use money to reduce class size and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textNye, Barbara A.; And Others – 1992
Between 1985 and 1989, the Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) Project studied the effect of class size on student achievement in Tennessee schools. The study examined: (1) small classes of 13 to 17 students per teacher; (2) regular classes of 22 to 25 students per teacher; and (3) regular classes with a teacher's aide. The sample included…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Class Size, Elementary Education
