Teacher unions have long advocated reducing class sizes by hiring more teachers. A national education policy organization takes a different approach.
“Shrinking class size is not guaranteed to [improve] student outcomes,” Heather Peske, president of the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), said during an Aug. 16 interview with The Epoch Times.
“Instead of hiring teachers that are not as effective, figure out how to get the effective teachers to the kids.”
Citing a report released in July, Peske said that the “right-sizing” model, which prioritizes quality over quantity of teachers, is a better option.
To reduce overcrowded classrooms in the nation’s largest school district, New York City Public School officials will spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next four years….