Learning Time in America:
Trends to Reform the American School Calendar
The National Center on Time & Learning and the Education Commission of the States are proud to release Learning Time in America: Trends to Reform the American School Calendar. The report shows that while some states and local governments have reduced learning time in response to severe budget pressures – typically by reducing the number of days in the school year – others have prioritized expanding learning time to better prepare students for success in high school, college and the workforce.
Schools, school districts, and states around the country are developing and implementing innovative and cost-effective ways to expand learning time for students in an effort to boost students’ academic achievement and provide a well-rounded education, according to the most comprehensive study of time and learning policies ever conducted.
“Today’s standard school calendar of 180 six-hour days simply isn’t enough to give children – particularly disadvantaged children – the education they need for success in the 21st century,” said Jennifer Davis, president & CEO of the National Center on Time & Learning. “That’s why it’s so important that schools across the country, with crucial support from pioneering district and state leaders as well as the federal government, are expanding school time and improving educational outcomes for students. These schools are models for any state or district that is considering reducing learning time to find short-term budget savings.”
Learning Time in America (Full Report)
Learning Time in America (Executive Summary)
A State Policymaker’s Guide to Expanding Learning Time
Press Statement on Release of the Report
Jennifer Davis, President & CEO of the National Center on Time & Learning, presenting at an event at the Center for American Progress.