This new report examines high schools that have implemented an extended learning day as part of the required educational program for all students, rather than just providing voluntary after-school programs. It explores particular issues related to expanding time at the high school level, presents examples of how schools accomplish this, and analyzes the implications that would arise for school design, capacity, and financing if these approaches were applied on a more systemic scale.
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Time for a Change: The Promise of Extended-Time Schools for Promoting Student Achievement |
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Time for A Change: The Promise of Extended-Time Schools for Promoting Student Achievement analyzes the effective practices of eight public schools which feature at least fifteen percent more time than the conventional schedule. Massachusetts 2020 will present at the 37th Annual NAYRE conference in San Diego, Feb. 25-March 1 - see details of conference below. |
Time Is a Resource that Schools Haven't Figured Out How To Use Wisely
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As one of ten essays dedicated to improving schools, Edutopia Magazine takes a look at time and reorganizing resources. "Learning in America is a prisoner of time. For the past 150 years, American public schools have held time constant and let learning vary," the essay begins. "The rule, only rarely voiced, is simple: Learn what you can in the time we make available. It should surprise no one that some bright, hard-working students do reasonably well. Everyone else—from the typical student to the dropout—runs into trouble. Edutopia is the official magazine of the George Lucas Education Foundation. To read the entire essay and visit the foundation website, click on the links below: |
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The Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) of New York City has issued a number of reports and recommendation concerning educational financial reform in New York. Included among its recommendations is implementing a multi-tack balanced calendar.
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The CBC report Finding Space for a Sound Basic Education - A working paper prepared as support for the CBC report Can New York Get an A in School Finance Reform? The report recommends redistricting and multi-track year-round schools. |
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The CBC report Can New York Get an A in School Finance Reform - A comprehensive recommendation on how to craft a remedy to financial issues facing New York Schools |