Class Size Reduction: Lessons Learned from Experience Author: Joan McRobbie, Jeremy D. Finn, Patrick Harman This Policy Brief starts from the position that class size reduction is not a silver bullet, but rather one approach that has been shown to improve learning, especially in the early grades. It points out that a critical question is not whether class size can make a difference, but how and under what circumstances it does. Success depends on getting the numbers down and on schools' ability to take advantage of the opportunities class size reduction presents. ADD TO CART PDF Version: http://www.wested.org/policy/pubs/full_text/pb_ft_csr23.htm HTML Version: http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/policy/class_red.htm Audience: Policymakers, Administrators Product Information Format: Print Publisher: WestEd, The Laboratory for Student Success, & SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education Copyright: 1998 Product #: PO-98-01 Pages: 12 Price: $3.00