This paper represents some of that early thinking as of October 26, 1998. Needless to say, your suggestions, objections, additions, proposed revisions, or references to other sources are solicited. Intuitively, it makes sense that the smaller the class size the better the education.
Teachers can give more attention to each student.
There is even some research to support the idea at least for children from five to eight years of age. And it seems pretty obvious that the only way to have smaller classes is to have more teachers. And that means more money. Think about it. The issue is not how many students are sitting in a classroom.