Education Week – Corey Mitchell
“Students in 60 Boston elementary and middle schools will spend 40 more minutes each day in class as part of a plan to boost academic performance and allow more time for teaching the arts and enrichment courses. The school board passed the plan by a 5-to-1 vote this week, marking the final step in the approval process… Boston’s move to longer days is just the latest among districts joining the steady trickle of school systems expanding learning time.”(more)