Nationwide, research shows smaller class sizes improve student learning. After a local test indicated the same, TUSD's governing board unanimously decided to spend $5.6 million to reduce kindergarten ...
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 ...
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 ...
District officials are weighing options to potentially alter boundaries for Bellefonte's elementary schools.