New Podcast: Do U.S. Students Spend Enough Time Learning?



By Education Next 04/21/2010

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Education Next’s Paul Peterson and Chester E. Finn, Jr. talk about whether American kids need a longer school day, a longer school year, more time on task, or more customized learning experiences.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

For more on this topic, please see “The Case for Saturday School,” by Chester E. Finn, Jr., from the Wall Street Journal.




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