New York City To Try Longer School Day

Parents Forum
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<p>"In 20 Middle Schools … Department of Education: If Test Scores Go Up, Policy May Go City-Wide … The school day is about to get longer for some New York City school kids — and we’re not talking a couple of minutes. It’s about to be two and a half hours longer.</p>

<p>If scores go up, the plan could be extended city-wide. … Will an intensive reading program and an extended school day help Johnny read?"</p>

<p>[New</a> York City To Try Longer School Day In 20 Middle Schools « CBS New York](<a href=“http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/29/nyc-to-try-longer-school-day-in-20-middle-schools/]New”>New York City To Try Longer School Day In 20 Middle Schools - CBS New York)</p>

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<p>The question is why didn’t they learn to read and do basic math functions in elementary school. Why would 2 hours make a difference when they’ve had 6 years to teach?</p>

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<p>Great. There’s a major study out of Minnesota which shows that a students who started school at 9 a.m. rather than 8 a.m. increased their SAT math and reading scores by well over 100 points. (I expect if they started at 10 a.m., and ended earlier, they’d go even more.)</p>