More time does not in itself fix the problem. But it gives us the instructional time we need to implement our three-year academic plan. |
This issue seems to me about two months premature. The process is still ongoing. |
We recognize that the most important job we have in front of us is to make sure our seventh- and eighth-graders enter high school prepared to succeed in a rigorous academic environment. Our children need double periods of English language arts and extra time in mathematics. |