Students should have longer school days and shorter breaks

1. Helps the students understand the concept more better

1.1. A KIPP school in Massachusett added 2 extra days of school. In the first year the students jumped 44 percent in math, 19 percent in science, and 39 percent in English language arts in their statewide test.

1.2. By the end of 8th grade, 84% of the KIPP students are performing at or above their grade level.

1.3. Marita struggled in math but after graduating from the KIPP school she’s now an accountant.

2. Keeps the students more focused

2.1. KIPP Ujima Village Academy in Baltimore seventh and eighth graders achieved the highest math scores in the state of Maryland.

2.2. At Bronx KIPP low class scored higher on test than high class and barely below middle class scores.

2.3. 90% of KIPP students get scholarships to private or parochial high schools

3. The students get more ahead than regular schools

3.1. KIPP Ujima Village Academy in Baltimore was the highest-performing public school serving middle grades in the city in 2006

3.2. Measured against statewide averages the longer school days schools closed the achievement gap in math by 2.4 percent, science nearly 15 percent, and in English language arts narrowing by more than 35 percent.

3.3. If you take out lunch and recess KIPP students are getting 50%-60% more time learning than a traditional school

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5. Gladwell, M. (2010). Marita's Bargain. In Collections (1st ed., pp. 1-520). Orlando, FL: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.