Schools, states need to get real about achievement

 
The Oklahoman Editorial
Published: May 3, 2009

S CHOOLS here and around the country are collectively wondering what they’re supposed to do with the millions in economic stimulus money headed to low-income schools. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan isn’t short on ideas.

"The school day is too short. The school week is too short. The school year is too short,” Duncan told education writers last week in Washington, D.C. He said thereR...


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