UConn Study Touts Benefits Of Longer School Days

Noting that Education Secretary Arne Duncan has "called for increasing learning time to improve low-performing schools," the Hartford Courant (6/29) reports that researchers at the University of Connecticut have found that "charter schools and private schools have longer school days than traditional public schools" and that "students in schools with longer days not only get more time in core subjects - particularly math, science and social studies - but also get more exposure in other subjects such as physical education and music."