Describes development by the Bryn Mawr School in Maryland of Little School, an early childhood center offering an approved educational program with full-day year-round care, and the School Age Extended Day Program, which offers after school care for children of lower-school age. (AN)

School districts are scurrying to meet the demand for extended-day programs offering students varied services, including homework help, tutoring, remedial work, academic enrichment, and arts and crafts. Funding can be obtained from outsourcing, federal grants, and local tax support. (MLH)

Facing financial difficulties, the Webster County Public School System in rural Kentucky implemented a four-day school week to save money on transportation and staffing. The district's research in the experience of other rural districts had indicated that such a calendar change could increase efficiency and also yield some unexpected benefits.…

A survey of 28 school districts attempted to estimate costs of adopting reforms recommended in the final report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Specifically examined were only those recommendations most readily quantifiable by cost. These included the suggestions that (1) salaries for the teaching profession should be…

This is a guide for the North Carolina Extended School Day Program, an alternative education program which provides youth with the opportunity to complete high school in an environment conducive to meeting their needs. The extended school day program is an extension of the regular public school and is an integral part of the comprehensive high…

This paper describes in detail the administrative and operational organization of a program for 4,000 night students and 2,000 extended-day students. It outlines the duties of the Administrative Assistant in Instruction, who is responsible to the Dean of Instruction, Liberal Arts and to the Dean of Instruction, Technical Arts. It also gives a…

Six- and seven-year-old children in Soviet Georgia learned the Russian language in prolonged day programs by means of experimental teaching techniques. The teaching methods involved two major principles: (1) only Russian was used throughout the teaching/learning situation; and (2) instruction was through children's "nonlearning"…

This report contains the profiles of state-sponsored extended learning initiatives in California, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Texas. They address the need to provide extra time and opportunity for students who have difficulty meeting today's standards, and for students who are meeting standards during the school day, but want…

This booklet is part of a series of reports on "hot topics" in education. It discusses after-school programs, sometimes referred to as "extended-day" programs, which are often operated in school buildings but may be implemented in other community locations. The booklet offers a brief overview of the research on after-school…

Suggests that, concomitant with the next pay increase, elementary grade school teachers put forth an extra hour each day to initiate a small group instruction reading program at the first grade level and a tutorial program for older students. (DE)

The Murfreesboro, Tennessee, City Schools have doubled the amount of time schools are open without raising taxes. Instead of going home to empty houses, kids participate in an extended school program offering over 100 courses in recreation, academics, arts, and life skills. Parents and organizations foot the costs; no child is excluded for…

This report examines both the educational and political dimensions of time reform. It presents the findings of a wide range of research on time reform, discusses the impact of various time reforms on the life of schools and beyond, and makes recommendations for policymakers about how to best leverage time in and out of school to improve student…

This report summarizes the statewide evaluation of Utah's year-round and extended-day schools, two scheduling models developed to expand the capacity of existing school facilities to serve the needs of a burgeoning student population in some Utah school districts. When asked about their family's experience with year-round education, a substantial…

The purpose of this paper is to examine some alternatives regarding the reorganization of the school year and the organizational problems of space, cost-saving, and effectiveness. This paper emphasizes the variables that may be manipulated in reorganizing the school; namely, the length of the operating school day, the length of the student's…

Disputes the assertions made in "A Nation at Risk" that extended school days and years would be beneficial and that more stringent academic requirements should be adopted. Asserts that the National Commission on Excellence in Education fails to understand both foreign educational systems and American educational needs and values. (PGD)