Reforms Will Lengthen School Year, Day

Arne Duncan continues to use press appearances to underscore the need for a longer school year and day, in the United States. The education secretary has identified time in school as significantly influencing achievement and says the traditional calendar most U.S. schools follow puts those students at a disadvantage when compared to their peers in India and China.

More time in schools begs the question, how will it be it allocated? If international protocol is our guide, we're going to need to find a lot more math and science teachers.