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4 January 2010Education Group Calls For Extended School Day
As part of the foundation's commitment to transform secondary education in the most disadvantaged schools, we are supporting public school reform efforts such as lengthening the school day. The Coalition for Educational Justice, a Ford grantee, is spearheading a campaign called "Educational Justice in the 21st Century: Our Kids Need College Prep, Not Just Test Prep!" to redesign the school day. The campaign was covered by NY1, a local New York news channel.
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Parents rallied outside the Department of Education headquarters in Manhattan Tuesday where they called for a longer school day and school year.
The Coalition for Educational Justice, the teachers union, and local politicians are pushing for a new academic calendar, with 30 percent more time added to each day for low performing schools.
"The main point is to redesign and expand the school day. We feel that the best public schools, traditional public schools, and the best charter school have redesigned the day," said rally participant O'Cynthia Williams.