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Kuss Middle School: Expanding Time to Accelerate School Improvement

Matthew J. Kuss Middle School Fall River, MA
Kuss Middle School has transformed itself into a model for schools seeking a comprehensive turnaround strategy. Kuss is using increased learning time as the catalyst to accelerate learning, deepen student engagement, and improve instruction.

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Clarence Edwards Middle School: Success Through Transformation

Clarence Edwards Middle School Boston, MA
Clarence Edwards Middle School was on the verge of being shut down. But by 2009, a renaissance at the Edwards made it one of the highest performing and most desired middle schools in Boston, dramatically narrowing and even eliminating academic achievement gaps while delivering a far more well-rounded education to its high-poverty student population.
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Strengthening Science Education

Expanded Time Schools
As this report illustrates, improving U.S. student achievement in science requires a more in-depth, multi-layered approach to science instruction that, in turn, requires more time in the school calendar, particularly for high-poverty students.

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Transforming Schools through Expanded Learning Time

Orchard Gardens K - 8 Pilot School Boston, MA
For years, Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School was plagued by low student achievement and high staff turnover. Today, the school is demonstrating how increased learning time, combined with other key strategies, can dramatically improve the performance of even the nation’s most troubled schools.
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Time Well Spent

Expanded Time Schools
Time Well Spent reshapes the field for expanded-time schools by outlining specific practices that can lead to dramatic increases in student achievement and preparation for success in college and the workforce.

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