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Center for American Progress Releases Two New Reports on Expanded Learning Time
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 - 4:13 pm EDTI was in DC yesterday for the release of two new reports on ELT: Expanded Learning Time in Action:, by Elena Rocha, and Taking Stock of the Fiscal Costs of Expanded Learning Time, by Marguerite Roza and Karen Hawley Miles. The Center for American Progress conducted research over a two-and-a-half year period to identify and study schools and districts across the country with more learning time.
Read More...Vision 2015 ELT Summit — Thank you, Delaware!
Monday, July 21st, 2008 - 4:36 pm EDTI had a great day in Christiana, Delaware on Friday, where Claire Kaplan (Mass 2020's Director of ELT Planning) and I gave a daylong info session and workshop for about 125 DE superintendents, principals, and teachers.
Read More...National Governors Association 100th Anniversary Celebration in Philadelphia, July 11-13
Monday, July 14th, 2008 - 2:57 pm EDTOver the weekend the National Governors Association celebrated its 100th anniversary by convening current and former governors in Philadelphia, PA. Education was one of the main policy topics covered, and the issue of time and learning came up in a number of the sessions. NCTL President Jennifer Davis sent us regular updates on the sessions.
Read More...Celebrate Summer Learning! Center for Summer Learning hosts Congressional Forum
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 - 5:47 pm EDTToday is Summer Learning Day! In celebration of this event, my friends at the Center for Summer Learning hosted a breakfast in DC. Key policymakers received the Champion of Summer Learning award for their support of the federal STEP UP Act, a program designed to increase funding for summer programs. Award recipients were: Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Wyoming State Senator Rae Lynn Job (R-WY).
Read More...Stories from the Road...We Love Oklahoma! NCTL Debuts New Quality Time Analysis Tool
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 - 3:06 pm EDTI'm having a fantastic time in Oklahoma at the State Superintendent's Annual Leadership Conference. We are getting the royal treatment here, and we’re thrilled that State Superintendent Sandy Garrett not only mentioned us by name in her State of Education Address, she actually made “time” the theme for her speech.
Read More...Recent Posts
- Center for American Progress Releases Two New Reports on Expanded Learning Time (07/22/2008)
- Vision 2015 ELT Summit — Thank you, Delaware! (07/21/2008)
- National Governors Association 100th Anniversary Celebration in Philadelphia, July 11-13 (07/14/2008)
- Celebrate Summer Learning! Center for Summer Learning hosts Congressional Forum (07/10/2008)
- Stories from the Road...We Love Oklahoma! NCTL Debuts New Quality Time Analysis Tool (07/09/2008)
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