- Benefits of Small Class Size
 - Information from the American Federation of Teachers about evidence demonstrating that reducing class size has a positive effect on student achievement. - Can School Districts Capitalize on the Benefits of Smaller Classes?
- Explains various aspects of the issue of class size reduction. From the Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management at the University of Oregon.
- Class Size Matters
- Nonprofit, non-partisan clearinghouse for information on class size and the proven benefits of smaller classes. Class Size Matters also advocates for class size reduction in NYC, where students are disadvantaged by having the largest classes in the state and some of the largest in the nation.
- CSR Research Consortium
- Partnership researching California's class size reduction reform. Includes a summary of findings published in June, 1999 and August, 2002.
- Education Commision of the States: Class Size
- Browse through information on class-size reduction. Find summaries on research findings; details about federal, state, and school district initiatives; and links to other organizations.
- Education World School Issues Center: Class Size
- Find links to archived articles about research on how class size affects student performance.
- Heros, Inc: Class Size Research
- Includes research results and links to articles about the benefits of class size reduction.
- Life&Times: 40 Students in a Class?
- Blog from a reporter who visited an Los Angeles Unified School District classroom with 39 students. Read the story, watch videos, and find insider viewpoints on the class size issue.
- National Education Association: Class Size
- Includes positions on the issue of class size reduction, and links to articles and local resources. NEA supports a class size of 15 students in regular programs and even smaller in programs for students with exceptional needs.
- Reduce Class Size Now
- Dedicated to the quality of education in the classrooms of America.
- U.S. Department of Education Class Size Reduction Program
- Includes achived information about legislation and program implementation. The Class-Size Reduction Program was incorporated into the ESEA Title II Teacher Quality block grant in 2002.
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