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I need to find peer-reviewed studies on whether strict class size limits actually improve standardized test scores in low-income elementary schools for my senior capstone paper.

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I need to find peer-reviewed studies on whether strict class size limits actually improve standardized test scores in low-income elementary schools for my senior capstone paper.
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peer reviewed class size reduction standardized test scores low income elementary schools Project STAR Krueger 1999 class sizeGoogle ↗
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class size caps policy achievement test scores elementary schools low income peer reviewed studyGoogle ↗
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class size achievement meta analysis disadvantaged students elementary randomized experiment peer reviewedGoogle ↗
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peer reviewed class size reduction standardized test scores low income elementary schools Project STAR Krueger 1999 class size Google ↗
class size caps policy achievement test scores elementary schools low income peer reviewed study Google ↗
class size achievement meta analysis disadvantaged students elementary randomized experiment peer reviewed Google ↗
  1. 10.1162/003355399556052 · doi.org
  2. Experimental Estimates of Education Production Functions* | The Quarterly Journal of Economics · academic.oup.com
  3. Experimental Estimates of Education Production Functions · nber.org
  4. 10.1086/528972 · doi.org
  5. Do Small Classes Reduce the Achievement Gap between Low and High Achievers? Evidence from Project STAR | The Elementary School Journal: Vol 108, No 4 · journals.uchicago.edu
  6. Small class sizes for improving student achievement in primary and secondary schools: a systematic review · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  7. Find the journal article through ERIC · eric.ed.gov
  8. 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.01.004 · doi.org
  9. Do reductions in class size raise students’ test scores? Evidence from population variation in Minnesota's elementary schools · sciencedirect.com
  10. 10.4073/csr.2018.10 · doi.org
  11. Journal article · doi.org
  12. Journal article · eric.ed.gov
  13. Journal article · doi.org
  14. Journal article · doi.org
  15. Evaluating the SAGE Program: A Pilot Program in Targeted Pupil-Teacher Reduction in Wisconsin - Alex Molnar, Philip Smith, John Zahorik, Amanda Palmer, Anke Halbach, Karen Ehrle, 1999 · journals.sagepub.com
  16. A strategic response to class size reduction: Combination classes and student achievement in California - Sims - 2008 - Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · onlinelibrary.wiley.com
  17. The effect of kindergarten classroom size reduction on second grade student achievement: Evidence from California · sciencedirect.com
  18. scholar.google.com · scholar.google.com
  19. eric.ed.gov · eric.ed.gov
  20. jstor.org · jstor.org
  21. campbellcollaboration.org · campbellcollaboration.org

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peer reviewed class size reduction standardized test scores low income elementary schools Project STAR Krueger 1999 class size
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class size caps policy achievement test scores elementary schools low income peer reviewed study
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class size achievement meta analysis disadvantaged students elementary randomized experiment peer reviewed
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