Apr. 9—Santa Fe Public Schools is passing up on state funds to add 10 days to the school calendar next year after a survey of teachers and families in the district showed little support for the ...

As many New Mexico public schools choose not to extend their school years, teachers in Alamogordo with decades of experience say for a longer year to make sense, districts should first give students ...

Many families don’t have the financial resources necessary to fill their children’s summers with enriching camps and travel experiences that augment lessons learned in school. An extended school year ...

As districts work toward helping students catch up, a handful of strategies have emerged as popular best practices—intensive tutoring, summer programs, and after-school opportunities among them. But ...

Jul. 22—Education officials and state lawmakers are calling for an overhaul of how programs that build extra classroom time into the school year operate, following revelations of low participation ...

Community members are welcome to attend a workshop conducted by the Auburn Enlarged City School District regarding the Extended Learning Time grant under consideration for the Auburn Junior High ...

Extended learning time in before- and after-school programs is critical for low-income students, but too often those activities aren't connected to what students learn during the regular school day.

As a middle school art teacher in our public schools, I want you to know that most teachers and parents in Santa Fe oppose extended learning time legislation. This would mandate a longer school year — ...

Preferring to call the grant an "expanded" learning time grant, Selkis said, "I think of the expansion of ideas, and a more complex, nuanced application of time." In July, the Auburn school district ...