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The shortages had other effects on school life, including disruptions in student transportation, fewer extracurricular activities and a reduction in student services, according to data from a ...
ELMHURST, IL – A parent says the second grade class sizes at Elmhurst's Edison Elementary School are too large. At this week's school board meeting, Maureen McPherson, who has twins in second ...
DARIEN — Darien school board members said they are worried that one of the district’s strategies to lower its budget may have backfired and harmed middle school classrooms. Following staff ...
The sizes of elementary school classes that have been allowed in Michigan conflict with what top policymakers say is best for learning.
Michigan has an arrangement that makes it impossible for parents to easily find out which local schools have class sizes of 20 students or fewer.
For grades four through eight, class sizes will be capped at 23, with high school classes reduced from 34 to 25.
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has quietly reinstated a new class of school safety agents — but at half the previous size — following blowback over its abrupt decision to nix the hire due ...
An educational environment that is tricky to define and difficult to track, microschools have popped up as a growing alternative to traditional schools across the country. The small classroom setti… ...
CLYMER — Smaller elementary class sizes were one of the discussion points during Clymer Central School’s March Board of Education meeting. Superintendent Beth Olson said there will not be many changes ...
Per Haimeson, smaller class sizes result in “better test scores, better grades, fewer disciplinary problems, and students who are more likely to graduate from high school on time, go onto ...
Nearly 45 percent of students started the school year below grade level in at least one subject, and administrators have increased class sizes because of teacher vacancies, according to the ...
Following staff cuts to help offset the 2024-25 school budget, some Board of Education members were upset to realize how many classes at Middlesex Middle School have surpassed class size guidelines.