Legislators Add an Hour of Reading Instruction to School Day; Study says it may not be Helping

WGCU | By Rowan Moore Gerety

Published June 20, 2016 at 10:47 AM EDT

In 2012, Florida lawmakers added an hour to the school day at 100 elementary schools with the lowest test scores in the state. The goal of the program was to give students a boost in reading. But scores haven’t changed enough to know whether the extended day is helping.

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