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Download full textEgelson, Paula; Harman, Patrick; Hood, Art; Achilles, C. M. – 2002
Landmark studies in the late 1970s and 1980s, including Tennessee's Project STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Ratio), raised the nation's awareness that reduced class size does have a positive impact on students' academic achievement. This report provides a sketch of class-size reduction's history in a prefatory overview. Chapter 1 describes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Edwards, Mark A.; Wilson, Vicki B. – School Administrator, 2001
Henrico County (Virginia) Public Schools' alternative programs are becoming lifelines for troubled and/or underachieving students at all grade levels. Each program is well structured; stresses high behavior, achievement, and attendance standards; and has small classes, a caring ambience, supportive parents, and clear, consistent expectations for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
