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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Here’s a modern myth: lowering class sizes will improve your child’s education.  This is supported by the American Federation of Teachers.  The A.F.T., one of the nation’s largest teachers’ unions, quotes a research study in support of lowering class sizes:&lt;br /&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:37:46 -0700</pubDate>
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