New studies show, it's Rahm who needs a longer school day
Excuse me, Mr. Mayor. Did you see that there's more "new" research -- two new studies, in fact -- "flashing warning signs about the move to extend the school day." Of course there's really nothing new here as I've been reporting for months now.But the extended day approach being implemented in many schools as a result of the department’s push to increase instructional time falls short. It largely ignores the deep body of research on what makes effective expanded learning. Instead, too many schools are merely adding another hour or so of regular class time onto the school day. Not surprisingly, two very recent studies suggest we might not accomplish much with this approach to improving schools. -- Washington Post
"Research, schmeesearch!"
Now I know you're not a big ed research guy and prefer repeating things planted in your noggin by people like
