In this week’s ELT Soup:
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May
10
2013
9:43 am
The Power of Parents
By: Katie Fox
Two years ago in Oregon, the Portland Public Schools School Board made a difficult decision in the face of budget shortfall. In order to make it all work, they voted to cut high school teaching positions, therefore causing schools to decrease instructional time for grades 9-12. This year, the district’s budget is up for discussion again, but this time, parents are standing up, demanding that the foundation of their children’s education -- instructional time – be increased.
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Apr
30
2013
3:55 pm
Expanding Learning Time News Round-up: April
By: Katie Fox
Here are some of the most exciting developments in expanding learning time from states and districts across the country in April.
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Apr
12
2013
3:00 pm
Expanding Learning Time Soup
By: Time to Succeed Coalition
Bringing you the week’s expanding learning time news:
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Apr
03
2013
5:24 pm
ELT Nightly News Recap
By: Julia Falk
After the launch yesterday of TSC Massachusetts, it was great to see the issue appear in two television news segments last night.
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Apr
02
2013
1:04 pm
Announcing the Launch of TSC Massachusetts!
By: Blair Brown
OVER 85 LEADERS FROM ACROSS STATE CALL EXPANDED LEARNING TIME A CRITICAL EDUCATION REFORM STRATEGY FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH-POVERTY COMMUNITIES Broad coalition includes unusual allies, including leaders from statewide teachers unions, charter schools, superintendents, business leaders, and community organizations (Boston, MA) At a briefing for legislators and staff at the State House today, a new state coalition – Time to Succeed Massachusetts – launched calling for expanded learning time in schools in high-poverty communities. Time to Succeed Massachusetts, a state coalition of the national Time to Succeed Coalition, will be focused on building momentum and support for expanded learning time across the state and already boasts more than 85 featured signatories and more than 5,000 grassroots supporters.
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Apr
01
2013
11:24 am
Expanding Learning Time News Round-up: March
By: Time to Succeed Coalition
Here are some of the most exciting developments in expanding learning time from states and districts across the country in March.
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Mar
28
2013
4:09 pm
Liberty Public Schools: Expanding Learning with Technology
By: Julia Falk
“Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in a different time” - Hebrew Proverb I promise you this week’s emerging proverb theme is totally coincidental. But when it comes to education in the US, there is a common mentality that ‘what worked for me will work just fine for my kids (or grandkids).’ There is only one problem with that thinking, though. The world of today is astronomically different than in generations past. Our students today live in a complex, technology-driven society where farming and factories no longer dominate our culture.
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Mar
25
2013
1:39 pm
Statement From Co-Chair Chris Gabrieli On $20 Million NY ELT Initiative
By: Time to Succeed Coalition
STATEMENT FROM TIME TO SUCCEED CO-CHAIR CHRIS GABRIELI ON $20 MILLION NEW YORK INITIATIVE TO EXPAND STUDENT LEARNING TIME IN STATE BUDGET “We applaud Governor Andrew Cuomo and leaders in the Legislature for putting New York at the forefront of the movement to rethink and redesign the education students need in today’s global economy. By including $20 million in funding for expanded learning time in the budget, New York becomes the largest statewide initiative in the country investing in this proven method of expanding student learning time.
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