CLASS SIZE MATTERS Class SIZE matters
The average for the district and the state is
19-22 STUDENTS per classroom.
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Madison SSROOMS A L C 32 Students per Classroom
The average for Madison Elementary is
26-32 STUDENTS per classroom.
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SMALLER CLASSES INCREASE STUDENT LEARNING. They also have a host of other benefits, including enhancing parental involvement, reducing disciplinary referrals, lowering teen parenthood rates and improving teacher morale and retention.
EACH ADDITIONAL STUDENT ADDED TO A CLASS RESULTS IN A DECREASE IN THE CLASS AVERAGE FOR STUDENTS IN ALL ACADEMIC SCORES
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CHILDREN FROM POOR AND MINORITY BACKGROUNDS MAKE ABOUT TWICE THE GAINS AS OTHER STUDENTS WHEN CLASS SIZE IS REDUCED.
NO OTHER EDUCATIONAL REFORM HAS YET BEEN STUDIED THAT WOULD PROVIDE SUCH STRIKING BENEFITS
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When the U.S. Dept. of Education looked closer at the problem, they found that after controlling for student background, the
ONLY OBJECTIVE FACTOR THAT WAS FOUND TO BE CORRELATED WITH HIGHER STUDENT SUCCESS WAS CLASS SIZE — not school size, not teacher qualifications, not any other variable that the researchers could identify.
THEY ARE YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
SPEAK UP! Let the district know how you feel. Attend the PTA meeting 3-12-10 at Madison Elementary, 7pm. Sign, tear-off and mail the postage-paid postcard on the following page. Let your superintendent know this is problem and you won’t stand for it. ClassSizeMatters.org
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Be fair to our kids! It’s their future!
would significantly improve those scores.
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test scores, but studies have shown that lower-
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be at every PTA meeting until you do something
Class size matters and is important to me. I will
Our classrooms are too crowded!
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