41.   Judge Smith, angered that her orders to implement full-day kindergartens, smaller classes and preschool classes had been placed on hold, threatened to jail Hornbeck.

42.   Just what results parents and the public should expect from smaller classes is difficult to determine.

43.   Likewise, longer school days, extended school years, smaller class sizes and access to quality preschool programs can improve achievement among disadvantaged children.

44.   Meanwhile, Stecher said, some wealthy districts that already had smaller classes have made money off their reduction allotments.

45.   Molera pointed to Marana Unified District as an example of how smaller classes can be achieved without the state ponying up large sums.

46.   Mpact is a pilot in a program of innovative academies that offer specialized curricula and smaller classes.

47.   Nellen of Murry Bergtraum High School, for one, votes for much smaller classes.

48.   Nancy Slosberg, a kindergarten and reading teacher at Welby Way Elementary in Canoga Park, said the smaller classes have benefited students and teachers alike.

49.   Nonetheless, calls for smaller classes are persistent here and nationwide.

50.   Now that funds for incarceration have eclipsed education, the fairy tale of smaller classes is unlikely to come true.