Expanded learning time seeks to increase student learning by lengthening the school day and/or year, or by supplementing class time with extracurricular activities for students schoolwide.

Learning nurtures our natural drive for progress and self-actualization. Small, daily learning habits can build long-term ...

Students' instructional time can vary by nearly 200 hours, according to new research provided exclusively to USA TODAY. Adding more high-quality learning time is key to catching many kids up from ...

Ever get told off in school for letting your mind wander? It’s time to feel vindicated. According to a new study, “zoning out” could actually be helping us to learn, so if you want to pause here and ...

Low participation ultimately limited the impact of the four “acceleration days” — two over winter break and two over spring break — as families opted for vacation time over class time.

Research shows K-12 students in different states spend wildly different amounts of time in school, and suggests the nation's schools could be much better about using the learning time they do have.

Independent Learning Time (ILT) is often (but not always) embedded within another fad — the Flex-Mod schedule. Flex-Mod adherents undoubtedly have good intentions; ...

Learning is often viewed as a pursuit confined to the youth, a phase of life closely associated with formal education and ...

At the time, educators knew that the impact on how children learn would be significant, but the extent was not yet known. The evidence is now in, and it is startling.

What it takes to learn a second language. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 20 percent of the U.S. population speaks another language other than English, compared to 59 percent of ...

The state has found that a Greater Boston high school is short on learning time, forcing district officials to adopt a new schedule that delivers the required instructional hours. Brookline High ...