Chris Gabrieli

The Time to Succeed Coalition brings together an unprecedented group of leaders from education and business, communities and academia to say that it is time to strike the shackles of an outdated school calendar from our disadvantaged schools. ”

Many expanded-time schools have generated extraordinary results. In some cases, they have completely closed the achievement gap, all while installing curricula with a richness rivaled only by elite private schools and those in the most upscale suburbs. ”

Every child should have time for arts, music, sports, drama, robotics, school newspapers and the like, not to mention recess and play. ”

Time is a resource, much like money or autonomy, which can be invaluable or can be squandered. ”

Here's a very simple, common sense idea - if you practice something more, you get better at it; if you can't complete everything you need to do, take more time. ”

History shows that it's not smart for states to pay more to get jobs; you just get into the race to the bottom. ”

I do think that a school day that matches the work day makes a lot of difference for working families, but the big driver of this effort is education. Period. We have a lot of students not gaining the skills they need, and it is pretty clear that school does not offer enough time to get that job done. ”

Schools serving disadvantaged students need more time to help these students catch up and gain the core academic skills they will need to succeed in our economy and society. ”

I'm a growth-is-good Democrat. ”