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Frizzell, Matthew; Rentner, Diane Stark; Kober, Nancy; Braun, Matthew; Ferguson, Maria – Center on Education Policy, 2017
This report serves as a legacy document for the Ford Foundation's More and Better Learning Time (MBLT) initiative. It summarizes the approaches to and outcomes and challenges of successful MBLT strategies around the country. The report includes data from a survey for Ford Foundation MBLT grantees across the country and from case studies in Denver,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Case Studies, Grants
Rentner, Diane Stark; Kober, Nancy; Frizzell, Matthew – Center on Education Policy, 2017
Based on a fall 2017 survey of officials from 45 state education agencies, this report highlights early state efforts to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The report highlights states' views on ESSA's shift in control from the federal government to states and school districts regarding accountability and school improvement…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Program Implementation, Educational Planning
McMurrer, Jennifer; Frizzell, Matthew; Yoshioka, Nanami – Center on Education Policy, 2015
Many low-performing schools across the nation have increased learning time in response to federal requirements for the School Improvement Grant (SIG) program. The conditions governing federal waivers of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) also require certain schools to redesign the school day, week, or year to include additional…
Descriptors: Extended School Day, Extended School Year, Educational Improvement, Grants