As for the cost, the STAR researchers point out that reducing the number of students that are held back each year or that require remedial service through the federal Title I program for disadvantaged students translates to cost savings in the long run. American Educational Research Journal . The Brookings Institution. The Tennessee study of class size in the early school grades . Mass. Nye, B.A., Boyd-Zaharias, J., Fulton, B.D., et al.
Class size does make a difference.
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