Time and Learning
This blog was written by contributing writer Marva Hinton, who, as the mom of a toddler, knew learning can happen at any time and anywhere. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: learning time and instructional time.
Student Achievement
Elementary Schools Use Extra Learning Time for STEM Education
With the Next Generation Science Standards being put into place, the Noyce Foundation and National Center on Time and Learning award grants to five expanded learning and expeditionary learning schools to enhance STEM education through partnerships with museums and local science organizations.
Student Achievement
Americans Lukewarm on Longer School Day, Poll Finds
Americans and public school parents would rather shorten summer vacation and have longer breaks throughout the school year than increase the number of days students attend school or the length of the school day, the poll finds.
Student Achievement
Extended Learning Time Highlighted in Draft Changes to SIG Program
Extended learning time is given a stronger focus in the new School Improvement Grant draft regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Education.
Student Achievement
Vote on Charging Students for Summer School Delayed by R.I. State Board
Rhode Island's Council on Elementary and Secondary Education has postponed a decision on whether school districts can charge for summer school.
School & District Management
Connecticut School Gets Attendance Bump From Longer Days
Attendance and test scores increase at a Connecticut elementary school now in its third year of an extended school day.
Teaching
Quebec Elementary School Just Says 'Non' to Homework
An elementary school in Quebec joins the movement toward eliminating or reducing the amount of homework teachers are allowed to assign to students.
School & District Management
Free, Full-Day Kindergarten Begins for Minnesota Children
Minnesota offers free, full-day kindergarten for the first time to help close the opportunity gap.
Student Achievement
New York Takes First Step Toward Universal Pre-K
A massive universal, full-day prekindergarten program begins in New York state with the first of five annual grants of $340 million.
School & District Management
Pediatricians: Start School Later So Teens Get Enough Sleep
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new policy statement declaring that middle and high schools should delay their start times to ensure that adolescents and teenagers get enough sleep.
Student Achievement
Homework Clouds Students' Summer Vacation
Some students are spending increased amounts of time on homework over the summer. Does it make a difference?
Student Well-Being & Movement
Extended-Learning Programs Want Funders to Take a Longer View
Experts in extended learning want foundations to focus more money and time on increasing the quality of programs and providing more support, professional development, and career opportunities for the people in the field.
School & District Management
High Schools Letting Students Sleep In to Improve Grades and Health
More high schools are starting the day later as a growing body of research finds that teens' grades and health are suffering due to sleep deprivation.
School & District Management
The Problem With 'Half-Day' and 'Full-Day' Labels in Early Education
A new policy paper argues that the exact number of hours preschoolers spend in class should be reported and studied, rather than the "half-day" and "full-day" labels.
Student Achievement
Hundreds of N.Y.C. Schools Will Start the Day Earlier This Fall
In New York City, the shift to an earlier start time for hundreds of schools is angering some parents.