Research you can use "Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has voiced a preference for expanding school days and years to increase instructional time over reducing class sizes." -- Edweek
Why do
Arne Duncan,
Rahm Emanuel and corporate school reformers all favor longer school days and school year while opposing smaller class size initiatives? The answer is simple. The longer school day and year require fewer teachers, with each teacher teaching more kids in larger classes at no extra cost. This is the business model of school reform. Yes, it's cheaper in the short
