Making more and better use of learning time by lengthening the school day, week, or year doesn't just change what happens between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Expanding learning time changes what happens from 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and often encompasses additional days in the school calendar throughout the year to accelerate student learning and development. (americanprogress.org)
He then asked the union to reopen its contract and accept 2 % pay raises in exchange for lengthening the school day for students by 90 minutes. (articles.latimes.com)
Here's one from a discussion about lengthening the school day at yesterday's Chicago - based NBC «Education Nation» program, as reported in the Sun - Times: (pureparents.org)