Learning Time
School & District Management
There Are Smart Ways to Use Time to Aid Learning. Why Do So Many Schools Ignore Them?
While a growing body of research offers best practices for using time wisely in schools, a range of barriers often get in the way.
Student Achievement
Smart Scheduling Puts Students' Needs First
A principal went back to the drawing board on his school's schedule after hearing author Daniel Pink talk about what children really need.
Student Well-Being
Collection
Tick Tock Teach: Why Schools Can't Beat the Clock
Education Week explores some of the ways schools are rethinking class time and the school calendar.
Student Achievement
One Big Barrier to Personalized Learning: Time
Encouraging students to work at their own pace is a worthy goal, educators say, but difficult to pull off due to rigid school schedules and other barriers.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
U.S. Teachers and Students Are Tops for Time Spent in School
U.S. students and teachers alike spend significantly more time at school than their international peers, according to the latest Education at a Glance compendium by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Student Achievement
Elementary Principal Touts Benefits of Extended School Day
Students at Bellevue Elementary in Syracuse, N.Y., spend an extra 70 minutes at school each day, and their principal says the extended school day has improved their academic performance.
Student Well-Being
After-School Program Teaches Students About Urban Farming, Nutrition
A New York City middle school is giving students a chance to grow produce without soil through an after-school program that also teaches about healthy eating and food insecurity.
Student Achievement
Proposed Bill Would Let Schools in Minn. Replace Snow Days With E-Learning Days
Under this proposal, schools would be would be able to turn up to five snow days into e-learning days.
Student Achievement
New Program in Colorado Allows 8th Graders to Get Early Start on High School
Students enrolled in the Early High School program at Littleton High School in Littleton, Colo., will take a mix of advanced 8th grade courses and typical 9th grade classes.
Student Achievement
New Report Examines Chronic Absenteeism in K-3 Arkansas Students
The report looked at data for children in kindergarten through 3rd grade during the 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 school years and found a correlation between attendance and the ability to read at grade level.
Student Achievement
Texas Middle School Uses Time Before First Bell to Make Student Minds 'Go'
For the past several weeks, this East Texas school has allowed students who arrive early to take courses based on teacher hobbies, and nearly 90 percent of them are taking advantage of it.
Student Achievement
National Expanded-Learning Advocacy Group Extends to More Cities
After 10 years, the nonprofit Every Hour Counts is adding 13 additional communities to its coalition of organizations that work to bring expanded-learning opportunities to underserved students.
Student Achievement
Researchers Examine Impact of Florida Law Requiring Expanded School Day
Starting with the 2012-13 school year, Florida law required the 100 lowest-performing elementary schools in reading to provide students with one hour of additional instruction. Here's what happened.
Student Achievement
How One City Is Working to Make Learning Count Outside of School
A new study examines the challenges Boston-area community-based organizations face when it comes to providing students with academic credit for expanded learning opportunities.
