longer school days

Here is what Deminski and Doyle are talking about on today’s show.

While Gov. Chris Christie supports the idea of a longer school day and expanded school calendar for students, he clarified Thursday that the concept is aimed only at underperforming schools.

Schools in New Jersey's poorest performing districts will be competing for $5 million to implement a pilot program with longer school days and longer school years if one of Gov. Chris Christie's Fiscal Year 2015 state budget proposals is approved.

Gov. Chris Christie has assured a 10th grader attending Thursday's town hall meeting that his proposal to extend the school day and year won't affect her.

Governor Christie has been touting the benefit of a longer school day and year. He first brought it up at his state of the state address and may talk more about tomorrow night on “Ask The Governor.”

Both Governor Christie and the Democrats agree that NJ should look at extending the school day and possible year.How they want to go about it though, is very different.