Category Archives: Class Size

From the filmmakers of A Year at Mission Hill

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Highlighting Members' Needs

Dear Bill and Melinda, We filmed this school because we think education does need to be reformed, but not the way the current version is trying to reform it. Instead of more tests and more standardization, we’d like to see … Continue reading →

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Freedom to Teach, Freedom to Learn: A Year at Mission Hill

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Highlighting Members' Needs

Dear readers, A Year at Mission Hill is an exciting 10-part video series that captures the stories of a single K-8 school community in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA (Note: since filming, the school has moved to Jamaica Plain). … Continue reading →

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“Forty-five youngsters in one class with one woman is impossible!” ~ Nancy Grady, Troy, Michigan

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Highlighting Members' Needs

Dear Bill and Melinda ~ One of our readers is a volunteer in one of Detroit, Michigan’s public schools: “There is a school in Detroit where I volunteer, in which the 2nd grade teacher has 45 children. Forty-five youngsters in … Continue reading →

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