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In the NewsAcross the Commonwealth and across the country, people are talking about Expanded Learning Time. Here’s the latest: POST SUMMIT: ARCHIVED articles
Expanded Time Schools Featured in Boston Globe
December 15, 2011
Edwards Middle School Highlighted at AFT TEACH Conference
July 12, 2011 Yesterday at the AFT-TEACH conference in Washington, DC, Boston’s Edwards Middle School was hailed as a model for using expanded learning time as a primary ingredient in its turn around.
Learning Time in America
July 5, 2011 The National Center on Time & Learning and the Education Commission of the States have released a new report, Learning Time in America, which highlights the momentum for expanding learning time across the country despite the economic downtown.
Boston Schools Racing to the Top
May 5, 2011 Leaders from the city’s most dynamic schools gave two-minute pitches to the city’s business leaders and philanthropists gathered at UMass Boston yesterday.
TechBoston hums in Obama’s wake
March 20, 2011 President Obama’s visit to TechBoston Academy earlier this month highlighted his commitment to innovative school models that expand learning time.
MA Expanded Learning Time Schools Showing Promising Results
February 28, 2011 Massachusetts 2020 recently released the 2010-2011 Update on the Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative. Schools with four years of expanded time are demonstrating impressive increases in their proficiency rates across all grades and all tested subjects, including over 8 point gains in ELA and nearly 20 points gains in Math.
Kuss Middle School: Expanding Time to Accelerate School Improvement
February 9, 2011 The first school in Massachusetts to be declared "chronically underperforming" by the state, Kuss Middle School in Fall River, now stands as a role model in school turnaround and is featured in Mass 2020's latest case study.
Colorado Superintendent Cites Lessons Learned from MA ELT Schools
December 15, 2010 The best practices from the Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time Schools were extremely valuable as Fort Logan Elementary School in Sheridan begun their planning process earlier this year to expand learning time. Learn more on how Massachusetts is helping schools across the country expand learning time.
Summit on Increased Learning Time Strategies for Level 4 Districts and Schools
October 15, 2010 Mass 2020 and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education co-hosted a day-long summit, “More Time for Learning: Increased Learning Time Strategies to Catalyze School Turnaround” for the state’s Level 4 districts and schools.
More Time for Learning: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned
May 31, 2010 Massachusetts 2020 is pleased to announce the release of our new publication, More Time for Learning: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned, the 2010 Progress Report of the Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative. |
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