What Works in Public Education

A New Day for Learning, Part One:  Exploring Full-Time-Learning Programs

What Is A New Day for Learning?

A New Day for Learning represents a growing national movement to redefine how, when, and where students learn so they can maximize potential and excel later in life. The initiative has encouraged an outpouring of programs that make learning a "full-time" focus through enriched activities during and beyond the school day, including afternoons, evenings, weekends, and summers. The following articles, documentaries, interviews, and other content illustrate these full-time-learning programs and detail how student learning can be improved throughout the day. More

 Visit A New Day for Learning, Part Two for in-depth exploration into four successful full-time-learning programs.

Selected Programs from A New Day for Learning, Part One

  • A student is a chemistry lab.

    After-School Apprenticeships: Meaningful enrichment programs for Chicago teens. More

    Students panning for gold.

    Betting on Vegas: Stretching the resources of the fastest-growing school district in the nation. More

    Woman in a writing workshop.

    Volunteer Writing Coaches: A growing network of workshops gets kids writing. More

  • Two boys entering the woods.

    The Walden Project: Vermont teens discover science, community, and a love of learning. More

    Student at a drafting table.

    School-to-Career: Architecture internships that build math and science skills. More

    A stylized clock.

    Time to Rethink Time: Schools are captives of an outdated calendar. More

  • Polaroid of Jodi Grant.

    Can After-School Programs Help?: Proposing a solution. More

    Family of cows.

    On the Ranch: Valuable vocational lessons learned from farming. More

    Students configure their GPS units.

    NatureMapping: Fourth graders in a national project make meaningful contributions to science. More

Four More Ways to Explore A New Day for Learning

Explore through editors' keywords:

after-school programs    mentoring    project-based learning    curriculum planning    community partnerships    starting a program    twenty-first-century skills    assessing projects    funding    classroom management

Enter your search within A New Day for Learning:

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Download the 2007 report "A New Day for Learning," from the Time, Learning, and Afterschool Task Force, whose members include GLEF executive director Milton Chen.

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View our complete library on A New Day for Learning. (Editors' picks listed at the top for articles, media clips, and interviews.)

Support for coverage of learning beyond the classroom is provided in part by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.