Longer school day

Some schools around the US are considering extending the school day.

On average, U.S. students go to school 6.5 hours a day, 180 days a year, fewer than in many other industrialized countries, according to a report by the Education Sector, a Washington-based think tank.

The AP reports (By NANCY ZUCKERBROD and MELISSA TRUJILLO)

While Massachusetts is leading in putting in place the longer-day model, lawmakers in Minnesota, New Mexico, New York and Washington, D.C., also have debated whether to lengthen the school day or year.

Tim White
Town Council, 4th District