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2 December 2012Time Collaborative: Reimagining Education
On December 3, 2012, the Ford Foundation and the National Center on Time & Learning announced a groundbreaking collaborative effort to expand and reimagine the school day, and to help level the playing field for children in communities of concentrated poverty. Participating schools of the Time Collaborative are redesigning their school calendars in an effort to dramatically improve learning for tens of thousands of students.
The launch event, held at the Pew Charitable Trusts, in Washington, D.C., included a series of discussions with state and district education leaders about the rich possibilities of a longer, more varied school day.
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Introducing the Time Collaborative
Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas, National Center on Time & Learning Chairman Chris Gabrieli, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan introduce the Time Collaborative and explain how expanded learning time can benefit students and their communities. (43:40) -
How the Time Collaborative is Supporting State Efforts to Close Gaps in Achievement and Opportunity
Moderator Virginia Edwards, president and editor of Education Week, is joined by Helayne Jones, executive director of the Colorado Legacy Foundation; Connecticut’s Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor; and Massachusetts’ Secretary of Education S. Paul Reville (35:20) -
The Time Collaborative from the District Perspective: Working Together to Focus on Student Success
Virginia Edwards moderates a panel discussion with Pam Martinez, co-executive director of Padres and Jovenes Unidos; Fall River Public Schools Superintendent Meg Mayo-Brown; Adam Urbanski, vice president of the American Federation of Teachers and president of the Rochester Teachers Association; and Rochester City School District Superintendent Bolgen Vargas. Closing remarks by Ford’s Educational Opportunity and Scholarship Director, Jeannie Oakes, and Jennifer Davis, co-founder & president of the National Center on Time & Learning. (39:23)
Resources
- Read the press release
- View the Ford Foundation president’s welcome remarks
- Follow @FordFoundation conversation with hashtag #expandlearning
- Explore additional coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post and the Huffington Post
- Visit the National Center on Time & Learning and the Time to Succeed Coalition
- Learn more about our More and Better Learning initiative
About the Event
Welcome
| Portrait | Name | Title and Address |
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Luis A. Ubiñas |
President Ford Foundation |
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Chris Gabrieli |
Co-Founder and Chairman National Center on Time & Learning |
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Dannel P. Malloy | Governor of Connecticut |
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John Hickenlooper | Governor of Colorado |
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Arne Duncan | U.S. Secretary of Education |
How the Time Collaborative is Supporting State Efforts to Close Gaps in Achievement and Opportunity
| Portrait | Name | Title and Address |
|---|---|---|
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Virginia Edwards (Moderator) |
President Editorial Projects in Education Editor-in-Chief Education Week and edweek.org |
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Helayne Jones |
President and CEO Colorado Legacy Foundation |
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Stefan Pryor (PDF) | Commissioner of Education, Connecticut |
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S. Paul Reville | Secretary of Education, Massachusetts |
The Time Collaborative from the District Perspective: Working Together to Focus on Student Success
| Portrait | Name | Title and Address |
|---|---|---|
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Virginia Edwards (Moderator) |
President Editorial Projects in Education Editor-in-Chief Education Week and edweek.org |
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Pam Martinez |
Co-Executive Director Padres & Jovenes Unidos |
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Meg Mayo-Brown |
Superintendent Fall River Public Schools |
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Adam Urbanski |
Vice President American Federation of Teachers President Rochester Teachers Association |
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Bolgen Vargas | Rochester Superintendent of Schools |
Closing Remarks
| Portrait | Name | Title and Address |
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Jeannie Oakes |
Director of Educational Opportunity and Scholarship Ford Foundation |
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Jennifer Davis |
Co-Founder & President National Center on Time & Learning |
Media Contacts
Press Line
- Tel
- (+1) 212-573-5128
- Fax
- (+1) 212-351-3643
- pressline@fordfoundation.org
Joshua Cinelli
- Media Relations Chief
- j.cinelli@fordfoundation.org
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