Professor: Smaller Class Sizes Optimal For Kids

from National Public Radio

State budget cuts across the country have meant layoffs for teachers and larger class sizes. Some schools is Los Angeles have as many as 43 students in a class. Jeremy Finn, a professor of education at the State University of New York-Buffalo, says from kindergarten through third grade classes with fewer than 20 students are best.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, September 24, 2009