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American Institutes for Research, 2017
Since 2006, Boston Public Schools (BPS) has been implementing expanded learning time (ELT) in schools to improve student outcomes, close opportunity and achievement gaps, and enhance preparation and planning opportunities for staff to support these efforts. In 2015, the district and the Boston Teachers Union agreed to add 40 minutes to the school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Public Schools, Outcomes of Education, Extended School Day
Marek, Stephanie; Goldfinger, Shandra; Mayer, Emily; Faude, Sarah; Muncey, Donna; Hallberg, Kelly; Kistner, Alexandra; Haynes, Erin; Macdonald, Kellie – American Institutes for Research, 2016
Expanded learning time (ELT) is a practice that entails increasing the length of the school day for all students, with the goal of improving student outcomes, especially in low-performing schools. Boston Public Schools (BPS) has been implementing ELT as an improvement strategy in low-performing schools since 2006. In 2015 the district drastically…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Extended School Day, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Marek, Stephanie; Faude, Sarah; Muncey, Donna; Kistner, Alexandra; Píriz, Dionisio García; Williams, Ryan; Therriault, Susan – American Institutes for Research, 2017
Expanded learning time (ELT) is a practice that entails increasing the length of the school day for all students, with the goal of improving student outcomes, especially in low-performing schools. Boston Public Schools (BPS) has been implementing ELT as an improvement strategy in low-performing schools since 2006. In 2015 the district drastically…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Extended School Day, Elementary Schools, Program Implementation