Estimating the Cost of National Class Size Reductions Under Different Policy Alternatives
Estimating the Cost of National Class Size Reductions Under Different Policy Alternatives
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估算不同政策选择下国民班级人数减少的成本
DOI：
10.3102/01623737021002179
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发表时间：
1999
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
R. Reichardt
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作者：
D. Brewer;Cathy Krop;Brian Gill;R. Reichardt
我们估计的运营成本，全国范围内的班级规模减少（CSR）计划下的各种政策选择，包括指定的班级规模，实施的灵活性，以及该政策是否针对有风险的学生。根据所选择的具体方案，估计费用从每年约20亿美元到每年110亿美元以上不等。由于企业社会责任导致对教师的需求迅速增加，教师的工资有必要上涨，因此这些估计数可能会进一步增加。大规模考虑这一政策的决策者应该质疑这是否是提高学生成绩的最具成本效益的方法。
We estimate the operational costs of nationwide class size reduction (CSR) programs under various policy alternatives, including the specified class size, flexibility in implementation, and whether the policy is targeted toward at-risk students. Depending on the specific options chosen, the estimated costs vary from about $2 billion per year to over $11 billion per year. These estimates could be further increased by teacher salary hikes necessitated by the rapid increase in the demand for teachers that results from CSR. Policymakers considering such a policy on a large scale should question whether it is the most cost-effective way of boosting student achievement.