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Peer reviewedDeering, Pamela Dale; Maiden, Jeffrey – Journal of Education Finance, 1999
A recent study found no evidence of inadequate state-aid general funding for Oklahoma's mandated elementary class size requirements as they became more restrictive during implementation phases. Over the years, state aid increased on a per-simulated-class basis for grades K-6. State-aid distribution equity also increased. (MLH)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Class Size, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance)
Direct linkJepsen, Christopher; Rivkin, Steven – Public Policy Institute of California, 2002
Intuitively, class size reduction is a good idea. Parents support it because it means that their children will receive more individual attention from teachers. Teachers like it for the same reason and also because it creates a more manageable workload. It is generally assumed that the fewer students in a class, the better they will learn and the…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Urban Schools, Achievement Tests, Teacher Shortage
