New Center to Study Use of Time in School and to Aid Enrichment

Washington

A newly launched National Center on Time & Learning will provide research, advocacy, and technical assistance to efforts to increase academic and enrichment opportunities for students, officials said last week.

Some experts say such opportunities can help improve student performance overall and close achievement gaps between disadvantaged students and their better-off peers.

“The current school time is insufficient for achieving the goals we have set out … and for allowing a well-rounded education,” said Paul Reville, the chairman of the Massachusetts state board of education. He will co-chair the Boston-based center with Chris Gabrieli, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who served on Boston’s task...