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12.07.09 - Study Eyes Effect on Extra Learning Time on Scores

12.07.09 - Why Can't Regular Schools Expand Learning Time? 

11.27.09 - Talking Time: Longer School Days Focus for Districts

11.23.09 - 4 RI Schools Get Grants to Study Expanding School Day

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Tracking An Emerging Movement: A Report on Expanded Time Schools in America

The National Center on Time & Learning is proud to announce the release of a groundbreaking report documenting the state of expanded-time schools in America. The report draws from our new national databse of schools that have broked from the conventional school calendar in order to improve educational outcomes. The database and report represent the most comprehensive attempt to define and describe this growing and much watched field.  

Remembering Senator Kennedy, A Champion for Education 

Senator Edward Kennedy was a tireless advocate for the underserved, dedicating his life to advancing causes that promoted equal opportunity for all. We have been fortunate to benefit from his leadership over the years, particularly his advocacy for expanding the school day as a strategy to improve student achievement and enable a well-rounded education. This summer, Senator Kennedy was the lead sponsor of the Time for Innovation Matters in Education (TIME) Act. Senator Kennedy’s contributions to education equity are unparalleled and his legacy will serve as an inspiration for all of us. Read more here.  

United States Senate and House of Representatives Reintroduce TIME Act

The National Center on Time & Learning (NCTL) praises Senate and House education leaders Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), Congressman George Miller (D-CA) along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for their support of legislation that would expand learning time in targeted public schools across the country. To learn more about the TIME Act please click here.

Teachers Identify Time as the the Most Important Factor Affecting Student Learning  

As the country celebrated National Teacher Day on May 5th, the National Center on Time & Learning, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts and Massachusetts 2020 released a new policy report where over 40,000 teachers identified “time” as the single most important teaching condition for promoting learning. The report also highlights the positive impact the Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time Initiative (ELT) is having on teachers and students. The ELT Initiative is supporting 22 schools to add over 300 hours to the school schedule.

President Obama Calls for Expanded Learning Time to Help America's Students Compete in the World  

President Obama addressed the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recently and called for Expanded Learning Time to help America's children compete in the world.  President Obama addressed the crowd with the following charge:  "We can no longer afford an academic calendar designed when America was a nation of farmers who needed their children at home plowing the land at the end of each day. That calendar may have once made sense, but today, it puts us at a competitive disadvantage. Our children spend over a month less in school than children in South Korea. That is no way to prepare them for a 21st century economy. That is why I’m calling for us not only to expand effective after-school programs, but to rethink the school day to incorporate more time – whether during the summer or through expanded-day programs for children who need it...the challenges of a new century demand more time in the classroom. If they can do that in South Korea, we can do it right here in the United States of America."