David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

considering whether results for Israel
are likely to be relevant for the United
States or other developed countries. In
addition to cultural and political
differences, Israel has a lower standard
of living and spends less on education
per pupil than the United States and
some OECD countries. And, as noted
above, Israel also has larger class sizes
than the United States, United Kingdom,
and Canada. So the results presented
here may be showing evidence of a
marginal return for reductions in class
size over a range of sizes that are not
characteristic of most American
schools.”
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