Thursday January 19, 12 - 1 pm: A look at an experiment in a longer school day

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Midday 01.19.2012 1st HOUR Extending School Days.mp3

U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan has called for districts to explore avenues for more learning time, citing the gap between American students and their international counterparts. This hour, we look at a project in Baltimore to extend school days by three hours. With Chris Caruso, senior vice president of ExpandED Schools at The After-School Corporation, and Carol Reckling, executive director of Child First Authority, a private, non-profit after-school group in Baltimore, which is partnering with the city school system for the expanded day experiment.