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Editorial: Don't short change the school reform that is getting such good grades Cape Cod Times
Our View:  Invest in Education Fall River Herald News
Officials taking a long look at extended school days Fall River Herald News
Editorial:  More time for Learning MetroWest Daily News
Editorial:  After the School Bell Rings The Boston Globe
Longer school day appears to boost MCAS scores The Boston Globe
The School Experiment That's Paying Off The Boston Globe
Parents Support Extended School Day Springfield Republican
Brockton ready to expand school day at Gilmore Brockton Enterprise
Rever super urges council support for extended day plan Daily Item of Lynn
School officials say longer days a benefit in many ways Daily News Tribune
Longer school day going over well Greenfield Recorder
Longer, better school days The Boston GLobe
Extended school day renders good results NECN
Extra hours boost MCAS Fall River Herald News
Mass. more than doubles number of schools with an expanded day The Associated Press
Do longer hours equal more learning? Pressured to produce better students, 10 Massachusetts public schools pack more hours into their schedules. The Christian Science Monitor
Saved by the (Later) Bell Boston Globe Magazine
Chris Gabrieli Discusses Expanded Learning Time Boston.com Chat
Longer days for schools TC Palm (FL)
Framingham eyes longer day at school MetroWest Daily News
Failing Schools See a Solution in Longer Day New York Times
Longer School Days? Struggling schools look for ways to improve Scholastic News
Can longer day help? Experiment shows promise at Fall River elementary School MTA Today

Taking the time: Educators looking at 8-hour school days to better prepare students, boost test scores

The Eagle-Tribune

Learning in the afternoons

The Boston Globe
Longer School Days for Local Students
NECN reporter Jennifer Roy explores the expanded day on a recent visit to the Jacob Hiatt Magnet School in Worcester.
NECN
School Days May Be Getting Longer
Fletcher-Maynard Academy Principal Robin Harris talks about the excitement around the ELT program at her public school in Cambridge
Fox 25
Keeping watch on school day test in Massachusetts Midland Daily News
Tough choices in education The Boston Globe
Patrick extends himself The Boston Globe
Local aid wins in Patrick's budget The Boston Globe

U.S. Schools Weigh Extending Hours, Year

The Associated Press
Study Looks at Longer Day for Public Schools NPR
Learning Takes Time Newsweek

Leadership for a longer school day

MetroWest Daily News
Schools Test Longer Days for Students
Kennedy Pushes for Longer Days Nationwide
WCVB Channel 5
MA Schools Test Longer School Day WBUR Public Radio

Still Left Behind: What it Will Really Take to Close the Education Gap

The New York Times Magazine                                 

More Time for Better Schooling

The Boston Globe

Demands for more tests and more academic rigor are spurring
schools to consider something
that makes most students shudder: more time in class

Gannett News Service

Rethinking Recess

The Wall Street Journal
Expanding the School Day Makes Sense Houghton Mifflin's Beyond the Book
10 schools to lengthen their days The Boston Globe
Catching Dropouts The Boston Globe
Greater Boston with Emily Rooney WGBH
Time for learning The Boston Globe
Districts pushing for longer school day

The Boston Globe

The case for longer school days The Boston Globe
Rethinking Time, The Next Frontier of Education Reform Education Week