Directs the Secretary of Education to provide three-year demonstration grants to local educational agencies for: (1) extending the length of the school year; (2) studying methods for extending learning time within or beyond the school day or year; (3) consulting with the community, parents, and students in developing a plan for such extended day or year; and (4) researching, developing, and implementing ways to maximize the quality and percentage of common core learning time in the school day, and to extend learning time during or beyond the school day or year.
Defines common core learning time as high-quality, engaging instruction in challenging content in the core academic subjects of English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6323-6324)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
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