This blog post was written by Anne Marie Frassica, a former teacher in the Boston Public Schools, who is currently earning her MBA at Harvard Business School
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Sep
25
2012
9:48 am
The Voices of the Teachers Are Critical
By: Julia Falk
In an op-ed yesterday in the Wall Street Journal, American Federation of Teachers President and Time to Succeed featured signatory Randi Weingarten, with Chicago Union President Karen Lewis, outlined the tentative agreement made in Chicago last week including the longer school day and year, the importance of wraparound services, and ensuring that teachers have the supports they need in the classroom. Their op-ed reminds us that when people come together to deal with matters affecting education, the voices of the teachers are critical. When they are, ‘students, parents and communities are better for it.’
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Sep
24
2012
10:14 am
My View: Longer school days can work
By: Eric Schwarz
Eric Schwarz is a Time to Succeed signatory and the co-founder and CEO of Citizen Schools, a nonprofit organization that partners with middle schools to expand the learning day for children in low-income communities across the country. In the debate over longer school days, the conversation often turns to the logistics of how teachers will staff the extra hours. On CNN's School of Thought blog, Eric writes on how Citizen Schools and others, are working on inventive approaches to lengthening the day.
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Sep
10
2012
11:51 am
We were delighted to see the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) announce their newest publication last week. NCLR, led by President and CEO Janet Murguía, also a TSC featured signatory, recognizes the positive effects of expanded learning time on the academic achievement and social and emotional development of Latino youth and English language learners (ELLs).
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Aug
07
2012
10:02 am
Why Schools Should Expand Learning Time for Teachers
By: Jennifer Burn
Last month we invited our signatories to contribute to the TSC blog answering one simple question: “Why should schools expand learning time?” We will be rolling out the submissions in the coming weeks and to get us started is a submission from Jennifer Burn, Policy Analyst for the New Teacher Center on the importance of expanding learning time for the benefit of teachers.
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May
30
2012
5:00 pm
Listen To The Voices Of Teachers
By: Blair Brown
When I tell people what I do, an early question is often, “Well, what do teachers think about that?” And at times, if you follow the news, you’d think it is all negative - that teachers do not support expanding learning time.
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May
23
2012
1:57 pm
Thinking About Effective Teaching
By: Blair Brown
Joe Nocera’s column in yesterday’s New York Times caught my attention. He focused in on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s effective teaching initiative. Led by TSC Signatory Tom Kane, this initiative works with four school districts across the country to test different measures of effective teaching.
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