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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a former DCPS teacher whose school was extended year. Many of the parents were grateful for the extend year because it afforded their children a safe place during the summer. But other parents in the title one school who were equally socio-economically depressed felt that it was too much schooling and wished that the extended days were camps with opportunities like coding, crafts, etc. When we dissected the data at the end of the year, there was virtually no change. As a previous poster mentioned. I think many school districts are trying to be innovative and grapple with the gap of its minority and/or poor students. However, it still shows that one cannot replace a good family unit with policy and government. I wish I could post the data here for people to see but I’d be breaking privacy laws. [/quote]

Too bad you can't post any data on the results.  Other schools have made their data public and posted gains for  economically disadvantaged students and ELL students.

https://scholars.org/brief/many-benefits-more-time-school[/quote]

I did a cursory examination of the article on the .org site (remember that orgs have their own slants) and found no reference to longitudinal studies following the kids through middle and high school.

great that there are results - However, how much would it take to replicate these structures at every low-performing middle and high school?  probably lots and lots and lots of money that would increase taxes and make parents very angry[/quote]

Sure, and you’re welcome to post your own data, but speaking anecdotally and anonymously makes it impossible to determine anyone’s “slant”.[/quote]

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