Conversations about class size have swept across Oregon over the past few years, particularly for students in elementary grades. Teachers have largely driven discussions, advocating for smaller class ...

Recently I read an article about the failure of New York City schools to prepare students to read. The article highlighted some really dire statistics. As a teacher and union advocate, I cannot say ...

Entering a third-grade classroom in a high-poverty school, I saw lots of children for early elementary. “How many children do you have?” I asked the teacher. “Today I have 27,” she said. “But I have ...

This year, schools were encouraged to come up with their own plans to lower their class sizes and apply to the Department of Education for funding. By Claire Fahy Two years ago, New York State ...

Lansing — Misleading data posted on a state-run website and the apparent failure of some charter schools to comply with a transparency law hinder the ability of parents and policymakers to get an ...

WINONA, Minn. — Winona Area Public Schools students returned to school earlier this week. Fifth graders, ninth graders and new Winona Area Learning Center students started the new school year Monday, ...

When the Milwaukee School Board approved a class size policy in 1995, it was with the intention to continue lowering class sizes in future years. Thirty years later, the school district is operating ...

This is the first in a series of stories on how inadequate staffing may be impeding California’s efforts to offer high-quality instruction to all 4-year-olds by 2025. Several California school ...

Starting with the class of 2029, Yale will increase its class size by 100 students. To pursue its strategic plan and provide a Yale education to more people, Yale College will increase its class size ...