Class Size and Achievement
* Re “Small Classes Help More Than Latest Computers,” Ventura County Perspective, Oct. 3.
Alicia Reynolds should be in charge of all education for Ventura County. When she runs for office I will walk precincts for her and even send money.
Of course the key is class size. It has always been class size and always will be. All the studies have shown that with reduced class size you get better test scores, higher graduation rates, less truancy and students who can read and write.
The real question is why haven’t those in charge seen this? If they have seen it, why haven’t they acted upon it until recently? If they are acting upon it, why is it going so slowly? Why don’t they know what Ms. Reynolds knows? Why are they more concerned with the glitz and the glamour than what works?
STEVEN L. RICE
Thousand Oaks
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