Longer School Day

It's Time to Succeed

Chris Gabrieli | Posted 05.17.2012

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Chris Gabrieli

Here's a very simple, common sense idea -- if you practice something more, you get better at it; if you can't complete everything you need to do, take more time.

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Longer School Days Not Good for Quality

Nancy Pine | Posted 05.17.2012

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Nancy Pine

Every time I head for China, U.S. teachers and parents ask me how we can get our students to be more like the Chinese students. Meanwhile, the Chinese tell me how much they long for American-style education.

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Why We Need a Longer School Day

Eric Schwarz | Posted 05.11.2012

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Eric Schwarz

More time in school does not have to be a drag in order to get real results. I've been asked, "Don't the kids hate being in school for longer hours?"

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Daley Says Rahm's Longer School Day Plan No Good

Posted 05.01.2012

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While former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has thrown some veiled criticism at successor Rahm Emanuel in the past, the man who led the city for 22 ye...

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A Matter of Time

The Daily Princetonian | Posted 04.30.2012

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The Daily Princetonian

It isn't the quantity but rather the quality of an education that determines a learner's success. This commonly held, simple truth seems to be oddly absent in the thinking of both decision-makers and many parents as we seek to raise the next generation of Americans.

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An Elected School Board Could Solve the Longer School Day Debacle

Kenzo Shibata | Posted 04.24.2012

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Kenzo Shibata

This campaign would have been a wonderful opportunity for the new mayor to listen to the public and hear concerns over his proposal.

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A Modest Proposal

Rick Ayers | Posted 04.09.2012

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Rick Ayers

Why do we force these kids to meet in class every day, five days a week, up to eight classes a day? Why do teachers have the responsibility to plan and execute lessons all day every day? Under these circumstances, work cannot be productive.

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WATCH: Select Chicago Schools Begin Longer School Day Schedule This Week

Posted 01.09.2012

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Forty schools across Chicago that signed on to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's longer school day initiative earlier this year greeted students returning from win...

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How Digital Learning Will Benefit Low Income Students

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 02.27.2012

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Tom Vander Ark

Digital learning won't close the achievement gap, but it will lift the floor. More students will be more academically successful. Five years from now, a higher percentage of students will soon graduate from high school ready for college and careers.

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Using Time to Improve Student Performance

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 02.26.2012

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Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

Research shows that time may be the most essential resource of the education system. However, it is important to recognize that merely increasing the amount of time students are in school is not a panacea for improving student performance.

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Extending the School Day

John Thompson | Posted 01.17.2012

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John Thompson

Extending the school day, like schooling and like school reform, must be a story of addition and multiplication, not subtraction and division.

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Chicago Schools Given More Than Two Years To Come Up With Physical Education Program

Posted 01.09.2012

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Although Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union have come to an agreement about lengthening the school day that will halt expansion of ...

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WATCH: Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools Announce Longer School Day Deal

Posted 01.04.2012

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Updated story After a very long, public battle, the Chicago Teachers Union announced Friday that they have come to an agreement with the mayor's ...

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School Days and the Arts: a Perfect Match

Nick Rabkin | Posted 11.29.2011

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Nick Rabkin

Whether the school day is extended or not, the arts should be part of every day for Chicago students and schools should be filled with the visual arts, music, theater, and dance.

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Six More CPS Schools Start Longer School Day

Posted 11.26.2011

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Six public elementary schools in Chicago launched a 90-minutes-longer school day on Monday. One of the schools, Disney II Magnet School, was set to...

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CPS Launches Longer School Day Website To Dispel 'Misconceptions'

Posted 11.20.2011

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The tug of war between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Teachers Union over the mayor's strong pushes for instituting a longer school day has gone p...

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Joseph Erbentraut

Chicago's Longer School Day: Reform, Politics Or Both?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 11.16.2011

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When Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced last year that he would begin a campaign toward his current gig, it was only a matter of weeks before he int...

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Teachers Union Sues School Board, Says Rahm Declared 'War'

Posted 11.09.2011

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The Chicago Teachers Union on Friday filed a unfair labor lawsuit against Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Board of Education, claiming that the board has coerced...

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Another CPS School Breaks From Union, OKs Longer Day

Posted 11.08.2011

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A supermajority of teachers at Englewood's Benjamin E. Mays Elementary Academy voted Thursday to add 90 minutes of instructional time to their school ...

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Three CPS Schools Break From Union, OK Longer School Day

Posted 11.03.2011

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard received an early Labor Day present when teachers at three sm...

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Chicago Board Of Education Approves Property Tax Hike To Offset New Costs

Posted 10.25.2011

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Update: The Chicago Teacher's Union rejected Schools chief Jean Claude Brizard's proposal to give teachers a 2 percent raise in exchange for working a...

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How Will A Longer CPS School Day Be Funded?

Posted 10.24.2011

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After what has already been a heated week of back-and-forth between the Chicago Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union over raises and othe...

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CPS Budget Raises Taxes, Makes Deep Cuts, But Where's The Longer Day?

Posted 10.06.2011

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Chicagoans have heard it from Mayor Rahm Emanuel so often, it's become a mantra. By the time they've graduated from high school, students in Houston h...

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Back To School: Emanuel, Brizard Head Door To Door

Posted 10.03.2011

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Apparently heeding their own advice, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city's public schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard took to the streets Tuesday and ...

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With Emanuel At The Helm, Changes Ahead For Chicago Schools

Posted 06.20.2011

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Change is in the air in schools across Chicago. As Rahm Emanuel prepares to officially take over as mayor, sweeping reforms are already occurring. In ...

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