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A block schedule means students will not attend every class every day. Instead, they’ll have certain classes one day and the rest on another day, allowing for longer, uninterrupted instructional ...

Chesapeake Public Schools is piloting a new modified block schedule at Hickory, Oscar Smith and Western Branch middle schools next year. The goal is to maximize instructional time and improve student ...

Last month, district administrators proposed ending the block schedule that has let Wayzata students take 16 courses per school year — four courses per quarter with longer class periods each day.