Extending the school year for everybody a ‘really bad idea’
July 9 was the first day of school for 26,000 students in North Carolina's Wake County Schools on a year-round calendar. But year-round schools, which were once considered…
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Debate: Do schools need a longer school day?
A policy brief released last month concluded that contrary to popular perception, most U.S. public schools require at least as much or even more instructional time for students…