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Classroom overcrowding was the most frequent response. One teacher explained to us she had 52 fifth-graders due to another teacher leaving with no available replacement.
Reduced class size was linked with increased academic engagement, student effort, initiative taking in the classroom and time on task. Additionally, teachers of small classes were able to get to know each student more intimately and their tolerance for a broader range of student behaviors was increased.
At Andrew S. Douglas Middle School in Milwaukee, just 106 students enrolled last year — in a school that can hold 1,197 students. At the same time, Whittier School had an enrollment of 143 ...
At a time of declining enrollment at L.A. Unified and statewide, Porter Ranch Community School is the only LAUSD campus that's full and turning away families.
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The schools temporarily solved the problem by housing students in temporary buildings or by reducing school to half-day sessions. In 1923, Milford High School started a newspaper called the Hi-Letter, and the name changed to The Reflector in 1933 and has stayed all of these years.
"The problem isn't going away without the proper schools and leaders in place." Response to school overcrowding: School rezoning pitched for county district 'to get all of our children a good seat'
Poor students are behind in verbal memory, vocabulary, math, and reading achievement and have more behavior problems. [13] This leads to their placement in different level classes that track them. [14] These courses almost always demand less from their students, creating a group that is conditioned to lack educational drive. [7]