David Eggen: Province is tackling large class sizes with more teachers, new schools

Over the last three years, I’ve had the pleasure of opening dozens of schools and meeting with hundreds of teachers, parents and students in Alberta’s education system. One thing I’ve heard most clearly from all of them is that small class sizes mean more individual attention for students and better learning outcomes for kids.
I couldn’t agree more.
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