There is no disputing that for high school students to be college and career ready, they need adequate time to learn, and individualized attention to meet each student's academic goals, learning styles, and social needs. Over the past decade, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) has partnered with urban schools and districts to improve their use of…

USING DATA OBTAINED BY THE QUALITY MEASUREMENT PROJECT ON SOME 70,000 PUPILS, THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE REGARDING THE INFLUENCE OF CLASS SIZE AND CLASS HOMOGENEITY ON ACHIEVEMENT GAINS IN GRADES 7 AND 8. A TOTAL OF 130 ENGLISH AND 135 MATHEMATICS CLASSES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO SIZE AND HOMOGENEITY WERE EXAMINED. THE READING…

In this description of two antithetical opinions concerning freshman English program objectives, cases are presented for the language skills improvement and literature appreciation points of view. Such factors as (1) class size, (2) instructor work load and research potential, and (3) student and teacher interests are considered. A discussion of…

This report examines how the curricular offerings of large secondary schools compare with the curricular offerings of small secondary schools. The study is motivated by theories of production which hold that economies are available in large compared to small schools; it is pointed out, however, that larger schools may not take advantage of…