Negative study on longer school day
Yet another negative study that finds that extended time made little difference in terms of achievement or teacher attitudes.
This one, from Abt Associates, examined the results of the much-touted Massachusetts expanded learning time initiative, which provides state funding to selected schools to increase their class time 25-30% over the district average.
So far the research is quite thin that this is the answer to low student achievement, despite the fact that the Gates folks (and their think tanks) continue to push it.
In a summary of the studies on extended time in
