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Educational Priorities Panel, New York, NY. – 2000
The Educational Priorities Panel carried out a study of the first year of the class size reduction program for grades K-3 in the New York City public schools by visiting five schools throughout the city and interviewing the principal and at least two teachers involved in implementing the program at each school. In all, 17 interviews were…
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers, Interviews
Linik, Joyce Riha – Northwest Education, 2000
A federal grant enabled the Tacoma (Washington) school district to hire additional first-grade teachers, provide ongoing staff development, and encourage teacher collaboration. In smaller classes, children are more focused, get the attention they need, and present fewer discipline problems. Relationships with parents have also improved. A sidebar…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Grade 1