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PROOF POINTS: Pandemic relief money is flowing to class-size reduction but research evidence for it isn’t strong

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Lead researcher Trine Filges, an economist at the Danish Center for Social Science Research, sees the oft-cited Tennessee experiment not as indicative of what class size reduction can achieve but as one “very old study,” now dating back more than 30 years. Tutoring is a good research-proven place to start. Follow the evidence.

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Research Tutoring Social Science High School

Despite popularity with parents and teachers, review of research finds small benefits to small classes

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Slavin suggests that it might be more effective to operate larger classes, supplemented by one-to-one tutoring for kids who need it. Would you rather your child were in a small class with an average teacher versus a larger class with a good teacher? Reasonable people can disagree. Related: Putting an ed tech darling in context.

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PROOF POINTS: Pandemic relief money is flowing to class-size reduction but research evidence for it isn’t strong

Despite popularity with parents and teachers, review of research finds small benefits to small classes

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