A report released today by the Grattan Institute of Australia finds that ?governments waste millions of dollars in education on expensive and ineffectual programs to reduce class sizes.? It continues:
Smaller classes are intuitively appealing. It is easy to imagine that they result in more one-on-one interaction with students, more effective teaching and learning time for each student, and a reduction in the burden of dealing with negative behaviour.
Unfortunately, the evidence does not support these assertions.
Heap another report on the already-plentiful pile of data against class-size regulations.
?Daniela Fairchild
