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Senator introduces legislation to limit class size

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Facilitating Outstanding Classrooms Using Size Reduction (FOCUS) Act of 2011 [bill summary [1], PDF], which the Senator says would provide states with the resources they need to reduce class sizes across the early grade levels in order to provide students and teachers with an educational environment that encourages maximum student academic growth, Education News reports. Murray’s bill will also put in place evaluation tools to assess the program’s effectiveness…

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