71.   Such federal help is crucial if smaller classes are to become a widespread reality.

72.   Students placed in smaller classes in the early grades continue to do better academically all the way through high school, new research showed Thursday.

73.   Students who have disciplinary or attendance problems often improve when moved from crowded conventional schools to alternative schools that offer smaller classes and more intimate teacher contact.

74.   Support for smaller classes and the new college system, meanwhile, was unanimous during a recent faculty vote.

75.   Students in smaller classes outperformed their peers in larger settings but teacher quality has deteriorated since the state reduced primary grade class sizes, a study released Wednesday shows.

76.   Students will be offered smaller classes and psychological counseling and will return to regular schools after a year.

77.   That means more teachers, smaller class sizes, better buildings and newer textbooks and supplies.

78.   Supporters of the amendment believe smaller class sizes allow teachers to give children more individual attention and decrease discipline problems.

79.   That teacher, Mohammad Asaf, said he was happy to now have a smaller class.

80.   The Clinton administration points to a wide range of studies showing that smaller classes lead to higher student achievement and fewer discipline problems.