Friday, December 26, 2014
Walsh, Boston Officials Agree to Add 40 Minutes to School Day - Massachusetts news - Boston.com
Boston.com Staff | 12.26.14 | 2:47 PM Advertisement - Continue Reading Below You can reach Eric Levenson at eric.levenson@globe.com . Follow him on Twitter @ejleven . Can Virtual Jobs Deliver on the American Dream? Jobs Share How to Write About the Midterm Elections, According to Everyone News Share For MINI Cooper, No Parking Space Is Too Small Cars Share Tech Lab: FM radio app for smartphones Business Share Best Return On Your Home Remodeling Dollar Real estate Share Sunday River and Killington Officially Kick Off the Ski Season Sports Share Watch the Trailer for Lifetime�s �Grumpy Cat�s Worst Christmas Ever� Entertainment Share Providence Hip-Hop Artists Release �Buddy Cianci� Rap News Share Lamborghini Unveils Elite Ride Cars Share Starbucks Opened in My Neighborhood: Now What? Real estate Share A Spectator�s Guide to Movember and No Shave November Life Share 5 Workouts to Burn Off Halloween Candy Health Share A Fun-Filled Day at the Cemetery? Absolutely! Travel Share Boston�s 9 Sister Cities: A Quick Guide Travel Share Odds of Red Sox Winning 2015 World Series Open at 22/1 Sports Share The History of The Jack-O-Lantern (& How It All Began With a Turnip) News Share Homes with More Bathrooms Than Makes Sense Real estate Share Aaron Carter Wants You to Pay $400 to See But Not Hear Him Entertainment Share You Never Know What�s Hiding in a Car Wash Cars Share Fall Recipe Series �Beer Cheese Soup Food and dining Share Ten Years Ago, When the Red Sox Actually Broke the Curse Sports Share Map Shows Which Costumes You Will See the Most at Your Halloween Party This Year Life Share Stampy Cat Costumes and Other Unexpected Tasks of Parenthood Life Share Some Thoughts on Fear and Truth: Ebola To Climate Change News Share Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston Public Schools, and Boston Teacher�s Union negotiated a proposal that adds 40 minutes to the school day, the city said Friday. Those 40 minutes will be added on to the six hours of class for elementary school students and six hours and ten minutes of class for middle school students. About 23,000 students will be impacted in total. The system�s high schools, which have a minimum six-and-a-half hour school day, are not impacted by this change. The extra 40 minutes a day, multiplied by the mandated 180 school days a year, adds 120 hours of teaching to schools. That equates to about 20 extra school days � or an additional month of class time, officials said. �We know that when our students have more time to learn, they have a better chance of succeeding,� Walsh said in a statement. Under the plan, teachers will be paid an annual stipend of $4,464 for the added time. That number is about 20 percent lower than teachers� average hourly rate, the city�s press release notes. The city will be on the hook for $12.5 million annually to fund the added hours. The proposal still needs to be approved by members of the Boston Teachers Union and then put up for a vote by the Boston School Committee. If approved, the plan will be implemented over the next three years. �2014 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC
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