This page includes links to a summary report, press releases, and a technical paper. A study by Jeremy Finn, with recommendations for further research, is available on the ED site. And a story in Education Week notes that the Education Department's position on class size has shifted over time .
Several articles review trends and research and take a close look at California's recent experience.
Despite decades of study on reducing class sizes, Education Week reports, scholars remain deeply divided over whether simply reducing the number of children in a class can bring about lasting improvements in achievement. From ED's Teacher of the Year listserve. A one-year status check on California's class size reduction initiative. WestEd, the Far West Education Laboratory, maintains a monthly on-line newsletter about class size reduction, with an emphasis on the California initiative. Summary of study.