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euronews learning world – Class size matters

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http://www.euronews.net/ We look at the issue of class sizes, with reports from the UK and Italy, and talk to Matthew Chingos, an expert on education policy from the Brookings Institution in the US, for insight into the ideal classroom size.

Two years ago, the Viola primary school in Italy was on the verge of closing down because there simply were not enough children to fill the classrooms. It was saved because the local policeman offered to provide school transport, and because the parents agreed to the school providing just one classroom with two teachers.

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