Education Week: Study Eyes Effect of Extra Learning Time on Scores:
"The first national database of schools that have added learning time to their schedules, which was set for release this week, suggests that the extra time might play a role in boosting middle and high school achievement.
The National Center on Time & Learning, which assembled and analyzed the database, found a moderate association between increased time and how well students did on their states’ standardized English and mathematics tests compared with their peers in nearby schools on regular schedules"
Jumping Up and Down and Throwing Ourselves to the Ground
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*Jumping up and down on the bus downtown*
*We are brash -- we all fall down*
*We take out our brains*
*And shake 'em all around*
~Jim White...
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