The number of students living in poverty has been rising in the Washington suburbs, and leaders in Montgomery County’s high-performing school system have looked for ways to boost their academic success.
One idea that has sparked growing interest: more days in class.
The sprawling suburb in Maryland plans to experiment with a longer school year — extending into mid- to late July at two high-needs elementary schools in 2018-2019. The plan aims to help economically disadvantaged students, who lose the most ground during long summer breaks.
“There’s a lot of evidence that more time makes a difference in learning progression, and we want to see if we can do that effectively as part of the school year,” Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Jack Smith said in an interview Wednesday.
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There's no reason for kids to be in poverty.
ReplyDeleteTake them away from the parents. Put the parents in a jail work camp.
This is a decent idea. However, this areas creatons will find something to cry about. The reason everyone flees this town is because of the ghetto culture and horrible schools. MontCo does not tolerate thug behavior and riots in their schools, unlike 5 finger freddie and (shhh!) Dont-tell donna
ReplyDeleteHow about throwing out the common core progressive crap
ReplyDeleteHow about stopping the free ride welfare system...If you are comfortable in poverty "thanks to entitlements" You'll never leave.
ReplyDeleteHilarious!
ReplyDeleteThe government has totally ruined the economy and any chance for financial independence, so now they claim to help out by taking the people's children from them for a longer period of time.
That makes no sense at all.
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