Mass. Initiative: Does More Time Equal More Learning?
Students Xin Ron Zhou, Jin Hui Tan, Yu Chen, and Joshua Castro participate in a “math league” competition at Boston’s Edwards Middle
School, which is part of an experimental program in Massachusetts that is studying the effects of providing extended time for learning.
—Michael Dwyer for Education Week
Boston
If 8th grader Leo Parnell were not in school until 4:15 each day, he says, he’d be spending his afternoons sprawled on the couch, watching TV and sipping Mountain Dew. Or he might be skateboarding or getting into trouble.
The lazy afternoons ended for Leo last year, when his school joined in a closely watched experiment going on across the Bay State to find out whether students can learn more by spending more time in school. So now, Leo spends the hours between 1:30 and 4:15 p.m. at Clarence R. Edwards Middle School, where he practices math, plays football, and writes songs.
“I feel a bit more prepared for high school since I’ve had more time to soak up...
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