Chicago's High Tests Scores in Large Classrooms

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Small, medium or large. What class size would you choose for your child? Today, in the second of two parts -- what may seem counterintuitive: Some of the best test scores are being racked up by Chicago schools with some of the largest primary class sizes.

If you're looking for a high-scoring Chicago public school, be prepared to accept larger class sizes in the early grades, just when some experts say smaller classes count the most.

The 25 highest-scoring schools in CPS average roughly seven more kids in their primary classrooms than the 25 highest-scoring suburban schools, or about 27 kids vs. 20, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis of state public school data indicates.

I guess the education lobby's mantra of smaller classroom sizes might be about the education lobby's pocketbook.Imagine that.No need for the education lobby to worry in Chicago,as Chicago's been losing public school population:Mayor Daley plans to build even more schools.