Checker Finn with a GREAT article in today's WSJ on the importance of extended learning time, with a very nice mention of KIPP:

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• THE SATURDAY ESSAY
• MARCH 20, 2010
• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704207504575130073852829574.html

The Case for Saturday School

Kids in China already attend school 41 days a year more than students in the U.S. Now, schools across the country are cutting back to four-day weeks. Chester E. Finn Jr. on how to build a smarter education system.

By CHESTER E. FINN JR.