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75% of Americans Say More Learning Time Will Help Prepare Students for Future Success

Submitted by Jennifer Davis on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 09:43.

States and school districts around the country are making significant headway in their efforts to develop and implement innovative and cost-effective ways to improve schools through more and better learning time...

Thank You Teachers!

Submitted by Julia Falk on Friday, May 10, 2013 - 16:55.

As Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close, we here at NCTL want to give a shout out to some of our favorite teachers who made a lasting impression on us.

EVENT: Celebrating the Pioneers Who Are Expanding Learning Time Through the Arts

Submitted by George Mastoras on Friday, April 26, 2013 - 16:21.

Save the Date! The Wallace Foundation, EdVestors, Massachusetts 2020, and the National Center on Time & Learning are celebrating the pioneers who are expanding learning time through the arts. Please RSVP to Julia Falk at [email protected] or (617) 378-3914

National Center on Time & Learning Statement on President Obama’s FY 2014 Budget Release

Submitted by Blair Brown on Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 14:06.

(Boston, MA) Jennifer Davis, Co-Founder and President of the National Center on Time & Learning (NCTL), issued the following statement today in support of President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request:

Turning Around Tumbleweed

Submitted by Roy Chan on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 10:41.

Roy Chan is the Director of Effective Practices at NCTL and the lead author of Transforming Schools through Expanded Learning Time: Tumbleweed Elementary School

In school reform, few stories are more exciting or rewarding than a truly successful turnaround.

Statement from NCTL and TASC on New York Budget

Submitted by George Mastoras on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 14:30.

"Governor Cuomo and New York State legislators took a bold step in passing a state budget that includes a $20 Million expanded learning time grant program..."

MA Expanded Learning Time Initiative: Farther Reaching than You Think

Submitted by Shaunda Lewis on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 13:47.

Shaunda Lewis is a coordinator for Massachusetts 2020, a state affiliate of NCTL.

The Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative serves 10 districts throughout the Commonwealth, but none as small or remote than the city of Greenfield.

It’s a Small World After All

Submitted by David Farbman on Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 11:06.

On Wednesday, I had the privilege of presenting NCTL’s work to a delegation from the Kuwait Ministry of Education. We caught them on the second day of their whirlwind two-week fact-finding tour about the complexities and challenges of the American public education system.

Expanding Learning Time with Technology

Submitted by Lindsay Cyr Zorich on Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 04:00.

Morton Middle School and Talbot Innovation School in Fall River, MA are looking to create an innovative expanded learning time model that will be driven by integrating technology into their classrooms.

The time COLLABORATIVE

Submitted by Roy Chan on Friday, March 15, 2013 - 16:36.

Conflict is inevitable. But we approach personal conflict (those we encounter at work and at home) differently from public conflict (news and websites). When we encounter conflict in our own lives, we compromise, collaborate, and empathize. Collaboration has been vital in our work throughout the TIME Collaborative.

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