Student Achievement Blog

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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: learning time and instructional time.

School & District Management CDC, SHAPE America Provide Schools Strategies for Successful Recess
The CDC and SHAPE America have produced 19 evidence-based strategies to help schools develop a recess plan that would meet the recommended 20 minutes of daily recess for students.
Marva Hinton, March 30, 2017
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Student Well-Being Nontraditional After-School Program Developing Metric to Measure Success
An after-school program that uses performance to help students reach their potential is developing a metric of success for nontraditional programs that are ill-suited to more-academic metrics.
Marva Hinton, March 24, 2017
4 min read
School & District Management Expert Urges Caution Before School Districts Implement Four-Day Weeks
The founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington Bothell says four-day school weeks may be harming students, particularly those from low-income families.
Marva Hinton, March 22, 2017
8 min read
Student Well-Being Philadelphia Nonprofit Champions Critical Thinking, Builds 'Mighty Writers'
Mighty Writers provides an after-school program as well as evening and weekend writing workshops for students from ages 7-17.
Marva Hinton, March 17, 2017
3 min read
Education Trump's Proposed Budget Calls for Big Cuts to After-School, Summer Programs
President Trump's proposed budget eliminates 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which funds after-school and summer learning programs around the country.
Marva Hinton, March 16, 2017
2 min read
School & District Management Proposed School Schedule Change in Colorado District Draws Opposition
The proposal on the table in the Cherry Creek school district would have elementary school students start class earlier while high school students would begin later, setting up a conflict that dogs many such proposals around the country.
Marva Hinton, March 13, 2017
3 min read
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.
Marva Hinton, March 9, 2017
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School & District Management Are Four-Day School Weeks the Way of the Future?
We talk to a superintendent who's been working under a four-day school week schedule for the last seven years about the pros and cons.
Marva Hinton, March 9, 2017
3 min read
School & District Management New Research Brief Supports Recess for All Elementary School Students
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz evaluated the Playworks recess model and called on states and districts around the country to implement some of the program's policies.
Marva Hinton, March 3, 2017
3 min read
Student Well-Being Study Links After-School Programs to Improved STEM Knowledge
This study looked at 160 after-school programs with a STEM focus across 11 states to find out how the programs affected students' attitudes about the field.
Marva Hinton, March 1, 2017
2 min read
Student Well-Being Income Disparities Seen in Extracurricular Activity Rates for Girls
This new report by the Girl Scout Research Institute found that girls from low-income families were less likely to participate in activities such as sports or student government than their peers from middle- or upper-class families.
Marva Hinton, February 28, 2017
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Student Well-Being Adolescents' Nighttime Social Media Use Linked to Poor Sleep
A study finds that students who wake up to check social media accounts during the night are more likely to report feeling tired constantly at school.
Marva Hinton, February 15, 2017
3 min read
Student Well-Being When Should a Sick Child Stay Home?
The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health found that parents' top consideration for allowing a child to stay home was concern that the illness would get worse.
Marva Hinton, February 14, 2017
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Student Well-Being New Challenge Asks Teachers to Create Out-of-School Math, Science Projects
Through the Science Everywhere Innovation Challenge, teachers have an opportunity to receive funding for hands-on math and science projects that take place outside the classroom.
Marva Hinton, January 25, 2017
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