School Schedules
Start times. Snow days. Year-round schooling. Block scheduling. Four-day weeks. Get research and insights into school calendars
Year-Round Schooling Explained
Get the facts about year-round schooling, including pros and cons, statistics, and key definitions.
School & District Management
It's Time to Rethink School Schedules, Report Says
School schedules leave teachers little room for collaboration and reflection, according to a new report.
School & District Management
Warning Sounded on Tech Disrupting Student Sleep
Schools are paying renewed attention to researchers' warnings that the "blue light" from mobile devices can shake the sleep patterns of children and teenagers.
School & District Management
Should School Schedules Shift to 9-to-5?
A new study by the Center for American Progress finds that typical school schedules place hardships on working parents by averaging 29 days off a year excluding summer recess.
Education
Maryland State Board Says it Will Expedite Waivers to Post-Labor Day Start Date
Maryland's Republican Gov. Larry Hogan issued a ruling earlier this month that bans schools from starting before Labor Day although they are allowed to get waivers.
School & District Management
National Nonprofit Wants to Teach All Elementary Students to Play
The national nonprofit Playworks recently announced a major expansion that would bring the organization's program, with its emphasis the importance of recess and playground lessons in cooperation and teamwork, to more elementary schools around the country.
School & District Management
Post-Labor Day Start Date Sparks Battle in Maryland
An order by the state's governor that classes not begin until after Labor Day starting in 2017-18 has some warning about the impact on summer learning loss and scheduling complications.
School & District Management
A Texas School District Plans to Mandate Daily Recess for Elementary Students
An administrator with the Austin Independent School District said providing 30 minutes of daily recess is a part of educating the whole child.
Early Childhood
New Head Start Rules Aim to Balance Flexibility, Oversight
Many of the revisions reflect an evolving knowledge of how young children learn, as well as the changing landscape in the field of early education.
School & District Management
Md. Governor's Post-Labor Day School Start Mandate Sends Districts Scrambling
Starting in the 2017-18 school year, Maryland schools won't be allowed to open before Labor Day and must close no later than June 15.
School & District Management
Why Don't More School Libraries Help Students Through Extended Hours?
Keeping school libraries open after the final bell would help students who lack Internet access, but a leading expert says there are several barriers that prevent schools from offering this service.
School & District Management
Would Later School Start Times Help Close the Gender Performance Gap?
By analyzing data from a group of schools that have students alternate monthly between morning and afternoon start times, researchers found that boys perform better when classes start later in the day.
School & District Management
New Rhode Island Law Mandates Daily School Recess, Calls It a Student's Right
The law passed after parent groups lobbied for it and will require schools to provide 20 consecutive minutes of recess daily for students in kindergarten through 6th grade.
School & District Management
Opinion
Leading Schools Within an Ecosystem
When a leader thinks of the ecosystem, the leader will not be the voice calling out in the wilderness for a change.
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.