Expanding Learning Time To Narrow the Achievement Gap.

The article discusses the inaugural Expanded Learning Time (ELT) summit held in Boston, Massachusetts in July 2011, focusing on how the arguments presented to increase learning hours can increase U.S. students' educational performance and spark innovation. Ideas presented include the benefits of increased academic practice, using second shift educators to prevent teachers from being overworked, and the implications the ELT participants will have on education policy at the federal level.