Class-Size Reduction: Policy, Politics and Imlications for Equity
April 2, 2008
Equity in Education Forum Series, Spring 2008
Teachers College, Columbia University
Featuring the research of Douglas Ready, who will review the research
on class size with a focus on whether there is evidence that class-size
reduction is an effective strategy to promote educational equity.
Class-size reduction is an enormously popular reform, but a complex and
nuanced issue--especially considered in relation to educational equity. Ready argues that the effectiveness of
class-size reduction for educational equity depends on its context and
argues for a better understanding of the contextual factors that make
it effective.
Program Agenda
Presentation:
Douglas Ready,
Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University
Discussants:
Charles Achilles, Co-Principal Investigator, STAR Study, and Professor of Educational
Administration, Seton Hall University
Garth Harries, Chief Executive of Portfolio Development,
New York City Department of Education
Moderator:
Carolyn Riehl, Associate Professor, Teachers
College, Columbia University
Resources:
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Audio Podcast (Requires iTunes - free download)
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Ready, Douglas, Class-Size Reduction: Policy, Politics and Implications for Equity, Equity Matters: Research Review No. 2, The Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University, April 2, 2008.
Published Friday, Oct. 8, 2010