Block Scheduling http://arlingtonmercury.org/topics/block_scheduling/index.rss en-en Copryright (c) Arlington Community News Lab., Inc. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:10:00 GMT "Even Start," Class Size and Block Scheduling Top APS Budget Forum http://arlingtonmercury.org/schools/%22even-start%2C%22-class-size-and-block-scheduling-top-aps-budget-forum/ http://arlingtonmercury.org/schools/%22even-start%2C%22-class-size-and-block-scheduling-top-aps-budget-forum/ Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:10:00 GMT Parents Protest Block Scheduling, Possible Class Size Increase Parents already concerned about a proposed daily schedule change in middle schools expanded their protest to a potential countywide increase in class sizes at the school board meeting Thursday.

]]> http://arlingtonmercury.org/schools/parents-protest-block-scheduling%2C-possible-class-size-increase/ http://arlingtonmercury.org/schools/parents-protest-block-scheduling%2C-possible-class-size-increase/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:19:55 GMT Parents Protest Block Schedule for Middle Schools Eighteen parents spoke at Thursday’s Arlington School Board meeting against a plan to switch county middle schools to block scheduling, saying it would hurt music programs, cut P.E. and other electives and be developmentally inappropriate.

]]> http://arlingtonmercury.org/schools/parents-protest-block-schedule-for-middle-schools/ http://arlingtonmercury.org/schools/parents-protest-block-schedule-for-middle-schools/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:13:00 GMT Murphy Delays Plan for Middle School Block Scheduling Superintendent Patrick Murphy said he will delay a proposal to put Arlington’s middle schools to block schedules to allow more time for more community input.

]]> http://arlingtonmercury.org/schools/murphy-delays-plan-for-middle-school-block-scheduling/ http://arlingtonmercury.org/schools/murphy-delays-plan-for-middle-school-block-scheduling/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:18:00 GMT Longer Class Time Could Mean Better Learning for Middle Schoolers Arlington school officials think the best way to get 11- to 14-year-olds to engage in core subjects is to stretch class periods to as long as 93 minutes. Some parents are not sure.

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