Study: San Diego reading reforms worked
San Diego’s Blueprint for Student Success, a reading program pushed by Superintendent Alan Bersin was unpopular. So was Bersin, who was pushed out in 2005; the program was dropped. But it worked for...
View ArticleChicago goes to longer school days
“Many children in Chicago Public Schools will go from having the shortest school days in the nation to some of the longest this fall,” reports MSNBC. Will it boost achievement? . . . in Chicago,...
View ArticleTurnaround dream turns to nightmare
When Jill Saia was hired to turn around a low-performing Baton Rouge elementary school, she was promised autonomy in decision-making and School Improvement Grant funding to pay for extra staff and a...
View ArticleA movie maker’s 5 keys to school reform
I Got Schooled offers “five keys to closing America’s education gap,” courtesy of M. Night Shyamalan, known for making The Sixth Sense, The Village and a number of flops. After he made a fortune on his...
View Article9-hour day includes robotics, dance, cooking
In a tough Oakland neighborhood, a middle school offers a 9-hour school day, reports Susan Frey on EdSource. Elmhurst Community Prep students can choose enrichment classes in robotics, music, dance,...
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All day in school
Teachers and students can learn to love a longer school day, writes Liz Riggs in The Atlantic. But the time has to be used effectively to get buy-in. Many charter schools have extended the school day...
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More time, more dropouts
Fifteen Detroit schools lengthened the school day by 24 minutes and the year by 35 days, writes Sarah Butrymowicz on the Hechinger Report. The state took over the failing schools in 2012. Southeastern...
View ArticleNYC: Community schools backers fear failure
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to turn around 94 low-performing schools by converting them to “community schools” with an array of social services. Advocates of community schools fear the...
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More time may not mean more learning
Boston public schools will add 40 minutes to the teaching day at more than 50 elementary and middle schools. More time doesn’t guarantee more learning, writes Emily Richmond in The Atlantic. Quality...
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