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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Correct, pp. EXCEPT many parents of elementary school kids would welcome the "burden" since it would mean a slightly longer school day...which most working parents (like me) would welcome.

But the real issue remains the teachers contracts for elementary school...[b]no way the teachers union will let this pass[/b]. [/quote]

It would be negotiated like everything else, if it were to to be studied and deemed actionable.  The extended ES day would not extend the teachers' work day.  Right now, ES teachers generally have 45 minutes of planning/meeting time after dismissal.  If the school day is extended 30 minutes, teachers would have 15 minutes after dismissal, but the time would be the same.  According to memos put out by Starr and the union, the extra 30 minutes could be used for language instruction or extended specials like art, music, PE.  There would need to be increased funding to staff those classes, but teachers' planning time would not be affected.  Believe it or not, not all teachers' unions hate change that benefits students.[/quote]

Where did you see these memos?[/quote]

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