ERIC Number: ED534903
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 84
Abstractor: ERIC
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Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-Time Schools
Kaplan, Claire; Chan, Roy
National Center on Time & Learning
This report reshapes the field for expanded-time schools by outlining specific practices that can lead to dramatic increases in student achievement and preparation for success in college and the workforce. This report offers an in-depth examination of 30 expanded-time schools serving high-poverty populations with impressive track records of student success, and demonstrates how these schools leverage their additional time in order to implement other critical reforms. Methodology and Data on Profiled Schools are appended. (Contains 2 tables and 10 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Schedules, Time Management, Time Factors (Learning), Poverty, At Risk Students, Educational Practices, Goal Orientation, Individualized Instruction, Student Needs, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), School Culture, Accountability, Teacher Expectations of Students, College Preparation, Educational Quality, Holistic Approach, Dual Enrollment, Teacher Improvement, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Leadership, Student Evaluation, Data Analysis
National Center on Time & Learning. 24 School Street 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108. Tel: 617-378-3940; Fax: 617-723-6746; Web site: http://www.timeandlearning.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Carnegie Corporation of New York; Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation; Ford Foundation; W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Center on Time & Learning
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