Our test scores have just soared. For the first time this year, our writing scores are above the state average and county average. Usually, we were second from the bottom. No one claims Reidsville has found a panacea. But the school's efforts to trim class sizes highlight an educational strategy that's being debated across the nation.
Parents love it.
Teachers love it. And school boards are going to have to figure out how to deal with that. Some school boards might argue they lack the funds even to maintain the status quo on class sizes. But state officials are beginning to take heed of the issue. Most of the state's school districts have signed on to the voluntary program, although many had to scramble early on to find the thousands of portable classrooms and teachers needed.