February 2, 2013
Categories: Policies For Teachers, Strategies, Teachers
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Class Size Tradeoffs in the Court of Public Opinion | Brookings Institution. Budget cuts have caused increases in class size in states across the nation in recent years. Between 2009 and 2010, the pupil-teacher ratio in the U.S. increasedby more than half a student for the first time since the Great Depression. The nationwide increase […]
July 13, 2012
Categories: Policies For Teachers
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There is also widespread agreement that the nation needs to increase the level of academic achievement of its students and address large achievement gaps between children from more and less advantaged families. Thus, it is imperative that we enhance the overall quality of the teacher workforce and enact policies that increase the opportunities for children […]