Budget cuts are putting class-size reduction at risk

From The Washington Post: At a time when tight state budgets are pushing schools to increase class sizes at all levels, some of the most powerful voices in educational policymaking are telling us that size doesn’t matter. Most of the research done in the last 30 years has indicated that small classes, especially in the primary grades, boost student achievement and that the benefits last through later grades when students are in ordinary size classrooms. It’s clear, however, that large class advocates don’t care much for research. Their opinions are based on false analogies to their experience in fields other than education, unreliable data, and personal anecdotes.