School Schedules
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Year-Round Schooling Explained
Get the facts about year-round schooling, including pros and cons, statistics, and key definitions.
School & District Management
Madison District Considers Later School Start Times for Middle School Students
Most middle school students in Madison, Wisc., start class around 7:30 a.m., and the school board is studying a proposal to begin the day later in the hopes of improving learning and health.
School & District Management
Opinion
Time and Schedules: Ally or Constraint?
Our value about the use of time, expecting almost all of it as scheduled as teaching time, runs counter to the current need to change the way teaching and learning take place.
School & District Management
New Jersey Solicits Community Input on Later Middle, High School Start Times
State education officials are responding to a state law passed last year requiring them to solicit feedback from the community on the impact of implementing later school start times for middle and high school students.
School & District Management
Are Schools Shortchanging Students on Time for Physical Education?
A new report that examines the status of physical education in the United States finds that only a handful of states mandate the amount of time schools must spend on physical education.
School & District Management
Should All Math Classes Be Morning Classes?
A study involving 1.8 million 6th through 11th graders in the Los Angeles Unified School District found distinct advantages for students who took math classes early in the day compared to those who took math courses late in the day.
School & District Management
Does More Time on the Playground Equal Success in the Classroom?
Some schools in Texas are taking part in a research project on the effects of giving elementary students four 15-minute recess periods per day.
School & District Management
Colorado High School Offers Night Classes to Help At-Risk Students Graduate
A high school in Colorado with a 60 percent graduation rate has started offering night classes to help students who have trouble attending class during traditional school hours graduate.
School & District Management
Why Schools Should Make Sleep a Priority
A leading sleep expert is calling on schools to do more to make sure start times are aligned with teenagers' body clocks.
School & District Management
Seattle School District Grapples With Plans for Major Schedule Change
School districts face many challenges when it comes to implementing later start times in order to comply with American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.
Professional Development
Four-Day Weeks for Teachers, Anyone?
An extended-day public school in Queens, N.Y., is experimenting with a four-day week this year—but only for teachers.
Student Achievement
Texas School District Plans Four-Day Week Option to Help Struggling Students
A small, rural school district in West Texas has adopted a four-day school week option for next year in the hopes that struggling students will attend on the optional fifth day for tutoring.
School & District Management
This Florida Mom Wants Legislators to Pass a Law Mandating School Recess
A group of self-described 'recess moms' is behind a bill that would mandate that students in Florida elementary schools have 20 minutes of unstructured play time each school day.
School & District Management
Teens Need More Sleep, But Districts Struggle to Shift Start Times
Transportation costs and family schedules are among the factors that make changing school start times tough for educators.
School & District Management
Opinion
Wake Up, Sleepyheads: Should We Change School Start Times?
Here's the truth: "Schools"--and the people who work in them--have always understood that they only have so much time with students and only some of that time is prime learning time. Start and end times are part of a massively complex system of overlapping needs and goals, not contained in a single district.