Advocates are asking the state Education Department to step in and head off what they fear is the city’s intent to dodge a recent state law to shrink class sizes, the Daily News has learned. Two major ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A working group tasked with gathering input and providing feedback to New York City to implement a new state class size law released its final report of recommendations on Monday ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The middle class, once the predominant economic measure of a majority of American adults, has been steadily shrinking for decades. It’s a gradual change caused by inflation, an ...

This year, schools were encouraged to come up with their own plans to lower their class sizes and apply to the Department of Education for funding. By Claire Fahy Two years ago, New York State ...

But 19 years later, it's legitimate to question one of the key reforms — state mandated limits on classroom sizes, which on close inspection appear to be an empty promise at best and a sham at worst.

Hundreds of New York City schools have enough space to shrink classes to comply with state law — provided that Mayor Eric Adams hires several thousand new instructors, the city teachers union said on ...

Ionia — Across Michigan, teacher union contracts signed by school leaders identify ideal class sizes to promote learning within elementary schools, but often provide paths to easily exceed the caps ...