Your weekly feed of reasons why TSC signatories decided to be, well, TSC signatories! (All emphasis added.) "It is clear that we need to expand learning hours to create an environment that allows for learning in many different ways and different subjects. It is shocking to me how little time is spent on science, art, music and social studies today. These subjects reinforce the core language arts and math skills that students work on and add a joy to learning that seems to be lacking in schools today."                           -Rosemary Sump, Parent, Kansas City, MO "Because everyone deserves an equal chance to succeed in life."                          -Nick Sauvie, Director of ROSE Community Development, Portland, OR "Expanded time allows the opportunity to: deepen student learning, support school leaders, provide essential resources for additional professional development for teachers, and, most importantly, engage students in subjects and content beyond the "tests", ones that prepare them for the 21st century creative workforce."                           -Duncan Remage-Healey, Administrator, Boston Arts Academy, Boston, MA "As a former classroom teacher and current nonprofit director of after school programs, I can attest that the hours between three and six offer a wealth of opportunities for academic remediation and supplementation, scientific inquiry, explorations in the arts and service learning.                           -Stephanie Rege, After School Program Director, Raleigh, NC Now it’s your turn! Become a Signatory and tell us why YOU support expanding learning time!

Your weekly feed of reasons why TSC signatories decided to be, well, TSC signatories! (All emphasis added.) "I believe it is of the utmost importance for students to do well in school. By expanding learning time, students can achieve things they never believed they could or never had time to before. They gain confidence, skills, relationships, and more. It is crucial to help every child succeed, no matter how much time it takes." -Danielle Feeney, Student, Kent, OH "I believe that increasing time in schools will not only allow for a more even playing field among students from differing backgrounds of privilege and advantage, but also for a more relaxed classroom environment, in which teachers will be able to foster a more organic and collaborative learning experience with their students. More time will mean better quality in the essential and experiential aspects of education that cannot be measured on a standardized test." -Benjamin de la Piedra, President, Students for Education Reform-Columbia Chapter, New York, NY "Expanded Learning Time will provide all of our children with more opportunity: to become engaged, to create a stronger relationship with their teachers, to focus deeper upon an interest, to learn about and try new interests, and to challenge themselves. Expanded learning time will lead our children to greater successes." -Tim Garvin, Parent, Worcester, MA Now it’s your turn! Become a Signatory and tell us why YOU support expanding learning time!