Education secretary calls for 12-hour school days, longer school year

From: The Daily Caller

Education secretary calls for 12-hour school days, longer school year
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/28/education-secretary-calls-for-12-hour-school-days-longer-school-years/


If Education Secretary Arne Duncan has his way, kids would be spending a lot more time at school — and a three-month summer would be a thing of the past.

Duncan joked with attendees at a luncheon at the National Press Club Tuesday in Washington that he would like schools to stay open 13 months out of the year. Then he told the audience of over 100 that he seriously supports longer school hours. . . .