That amounts to two hours every school day of uninterrupted focus on reading. (washingtonpost.com)
A growing body of research shows that the typical six - hour school day just doesn't cut it for many students. (schottfoundation.org)
At the Conservatory Lab Charter School in Brighton, Massachusetts, we'd have started in Pre-K with a paper instrument and a fake bow, but we'd be playing the real thing in a real orchestra by second grade, making music with classmates three and a half hours every school day. (gse.harvard.edu)