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 ...

Done well, providing more time for students to learn can be a lever for forcing schools to rethink how teachers teach and how they lead. Expanded learning time (ELT) has emerged as a useful way to ...

March 5, 2026 - Teachers are striking for better pay, benefits and class size. But school districts say their budgets are extremely tight and they’re contemplating layoffs. On a recent morning, nearly ...

Your article on expanded learning (“Push Is On to Add Time to School Day, Year,” Oct. 26, 2011) calls attention to current interest in extended learning time. It also highlights some challenges ...