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Two Large Districts Implementing Expanded-Learning Pilots

Education Week (blog)

Seven schools will be expanding their school day in Denver this fall as part of a pilot project the district is undertaking with $2.5 million in reserve funds. The schools--elementary, middle, and high--will have freedom to determine how to use the additional time.


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