A new report from the National Center on Time & Learning (NCTL) profiles three elementary schools that have made tremendous gains with students from low-income backgrounds by extending the school day.

A new U.S. Department of Education review of extended learning time research aims to help districts and schools figure out which approaches are most likely to prove beneficial. Overall, the report ...

BRATTLEBORO — Mason Sauter isn’t your ordinary high school student. On Mondays and Wednesdays he steps outside the classroom for some real-world experience. Before hitting the books, he’s either ...

My first lesson in how time affects education occurred in a huge classroom with risers that a wildly ambitious math teacher had stolen from the band department. It was MH-1 (for music hall) in a large ...

Many high schools succeeding at raising student achievement are increasing the amount of time students are in school. Many American high schools currently succeeding at raising student achievement are ...

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When New Hampshire schools shifted to competency-based learning standards in 2009, Karen Thompson was forming business relationships to build Hinsdale High School’s new Extended Learning Opportunities ...

Los Angeles teachers union members have voted to boycott the first of four optional, extra learning days for students, saying the district plans “simply feign support for students,” the union ...

Andrea Keener was selected as Barry University’s new provost for extended learning. Contributed to the Miami Herald Barry University created a brand-new position designed to take advantage of a ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City College School of Extended Learning is excited to present an open house for the community. "Very excited about our upcoming school of extended learning ...

Founded in 1918 by Santa Barbara’s Americanization committee, the School of Extended Learning started out as evening English and citizenship classes for foreign-born community members. In 1959, when ...