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January 11, 2023 06:00 ET | Source: New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association

High Performing Charter Schools in Trenton and Jersey City to Receive $4.25M in Funding to Serve More Public School Students

Funding for Two Trenton Schools Contingent Upon DOE Approval in February HAMILTON, NJ, Jan. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA)...
October 25, 2022 07:00 ET | Source: Education Next

Year-round school calendars have no academic benefit

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Year-round school calendars do not increase academic performance and pose a host of logistical problems that are hard for schools and...
August 09, 2021 07:01 ET | Source: Kelly Services, Inc.

New Research Suggests Pandemic Learning Loss Recovery Will Require Largest Number of Tutors in U.S. History

TROY, Mich., Aug. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Rescue Plan Act was designed to help fund learning recovery, requiring local school districts to reserve 20 percent of the approximately...
May 04, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Education Next

Switch to four-day school week slows learning

Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students earn lower math and reading scores on standardized tests after their schools switch to a four-day school week, Paul Thompson of...