Report provides a framework for policymakers and practitioners to identify the key cost components involved in expanding the school day. With increasing demands for improved student performance, many ...

Students learn hands-on not just in class but at a planetarium or a sculpting studio, thanks to funds that expanded Fresno Unified’s after-school and summer programs.

Out-of-school time (OST) programs have received a lot of attention over the past few years as districts across the country continue to address the lingering effects of pandemic-related school closures ...

Expanded learning time creates an opportunity for change and a need for leadership, but educators, would-be reformers, and policy makers must help cultivate the teacher leadership needed for such ...

On a recent morning, nearly 100 children clapped, sang, and danced in a large circle filling the cafeteria at Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond as part of a joyous Harambee celebration, the ...

Report examines whether and how high-poverty and high-minority schools and districts are rethinking the school calendar with expanded learning time. In a world of competing priorities and limited ...