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Download full textHanushek, Eric A. – 1998
While calls to reduce class size in school have considerable popular appeal, the related discussion of the scientific evidence has been limited and highly selective. The evidence about improvements in student achievement that can be attributed to smaller classes turns out to be meager and unconvincing. In the aggregate, pupil-teacher ratios have…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Special Classes
