Yesterday, Romney went to a school in a black community and told them class size doesn’t matter.

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3. Romney's using a study that examines schools outside the U.S.

"The study Romney cited was a report done by the McKinsey consulting firm, which examined education systems in foreign countries such as Singapore and South Korea, and found that the highest performing schools had the same class sizes in the United States."
http://thelastword.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/24/11867223-romney-downplays-value-of-classroom-sizes


So, Romney believes that what works in Singapore and South Korea is supposedly good enough for students in America.

He should listen to these U.S. educators first, before looking to foreign countries for answers to American's problems.


... another teacher on the panel contested Romney's statements, citing a different report.

"There was a study done by the University of Tennessee, a definitive study about class size and what they said was that in first through third grade, if the class size is under 18 those kids stay ahead of everybody else all the way through school, including classes where you might have 25 in the class and co-teachers. Those students lose their gains after a couple years. If you have small classes in those primary years, those most important years, that’s what makes the difference."
http://thelastword.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/24/11867223-romney-downplays-value-of-classroom-sizes