This article was originally published in The Notebook. In August 2020, The Notebook became Chalkbeat Philadelphia.
Major funding for Notebook coverage of expanded learning time was provided by the Ford Foundation, as part of a foundation initiative to support “more and better learning time” in underserved communities.
Ford is providing support for independent reporting on expanded learning time issues to local and regional education news organizations covering urban schools, including the Notebook, Catalyst-Chicago, EdSource, and Chalkbeat.