Schools Tested By Budget Cuts Learn New Strategies.

NPR (1/17, Abramson) reported on its Website, "The size of classes in schools around the country is growing" as 50 percent of "districts responding to a recent poll say they are increasing class size because of budget pressures. Many school officials fear this will hurt students." However, "some education reformers say there are ways to boost class size and save money at the same time." The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Marguerite Roza "is pushing for adoption of a number of efficiency measures that would help schools, even when fatter budgets return. One suggestion is to create a rigorous teacher evaluation system so schools know which teachers are most effective."