Selected parents, teachers, administrators and students, along with audience participants, will discuss the challenges facing Colorado schools. I am committed to the public schools of Colorado and doing what I can in Congress to help every student in our state achieve his or her best. President Clinton recently released a new Education Department report showing that reducing class size, especially in the early grades, leads to improved student achievement. Smaller class size reduces discipline problems and increases instruction time for teachers.
Smaller classes make the greatest impact in the early grades.
The two most important education goals for Colorado schools should be improving the physical structure of school buildings and reducing class sizes so students get more individualized attention from their teachers.