Dr. Lawrence O. Picus
The Sacramento Bee recently quoted Larry Picus about the impact of California’s budget cuts on class sizes in a story by Kevin Yamamura titled, “California retreats on class-size reduction.”
Lawrence Picus, a professor at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education, said that while class-size reduction has benefits, districts with limited funds must consider what is most cost-effective. It may make more sense for some schools to keep large class sizes but add coaches and literacy aides to help teachers.
“At the end of the day, class-size reduction, I’m not sure that’s where I’d put my money first,” Picus said, adding he would look for ways to “help teachers become better teachers and find more help for students who need additional support.”
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