Research shows that smaller classes produce brighter kids.
Without a fundamental investment in school construction and class size reduction, each new school year will bring a school system less worthy of our children. The reports, prepared for Representatives DeGette and Udall by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, studied classroom sizes in the lawmakers' congressional districts. In addition, the report shows that overcrowded classes were a problem at each grade level. A growing body of research shows that class size in grades K-3 has a significant impact on learning and student achievement. School enrollment in Colorado increased by 70,000 students in the last five years and is projected to grow by 120,000 in the next decade.