Mayor Dean has, unsurprisingly, come out with a suggestion on how to improve schools after his first day of school summit. Wow. What a great idea. He is exactly correct. Longer days can mean better student achievement. A few logistic issue might need to be worked out first though.
Someone needs to consider the kids who are bussed for 45 minutes each way. How will adding another hour or so to school affect their lives? Should all students have longer days, or just the older ones? If it is just the older ones, will the current fleet of buses, which pick all three school levels in succession, be adequate to the occasion, or will more buses have to be purchased and driven? How about the teachers? Think they might want more pay? Where will that money come from?
Don't get me wrong. Longer school days is a good idea. It means a lot of changes and logistical and financial planning. It might also sound more helpful if it came from a mayor who was not standing on the sidelines, tossing in "ideas" as a way of showing how much better he could be than the school board. He might even think of playing well with others for a change.
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