Via: WRAL.com
Durham Public Schools is investing $400,000 over the next three years to extend the school day from seven hours to nearly 10 to help improve learning for Neal Middle School sixth-grade students.
It’s part of a program aimed at helping to improve low-performing schools. The program uses hands-on learning to reach students, gives them time to get one-on-one help with their homework and allows them to learn about college options and take on apprenticeships focused on science, technology and math.
Durham school system administrators say the program has seen great success on similar initiatives, seeing average annual gains in proficiency of nine percentage points in math and seven points in English on standardized tests.
