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5 states to extend classroom time for almost 20,000 students in bid to boost achievement
Josh Lederman, Star Tribune|Dec 3, 2012
WASHINGTON - Open your notebooks and sharpen your pencils. School for thousands of public school students is about to get quite a bit longer. Five states were to announce Monday that they will add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar in some schools starting in 2013. Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee will take part in the initiative, which is intended to boost student achievement and make U.S. schools more competitive on a global level. The three-year...