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Direct linkDessoff, Alan – District Administration, 2011
For administrators, teachers, students and their families in some districts, summer isn't what it used to be. Trying to stem a "summer slide" of learning loss by students and also to avoid having to build more schools to cope with overcrowding, districts are operating on year-round schedules that shorten the traditional summer vacation…
Descriptors: School Schedules, School Districts, Competition, Year Round Schools
Download full textFarbman, David – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2012
Considering the broader context of school reform that is seeking education strategies that might deliver substantial impact, this article examines four questions related to the policy and practice of expanding learning time: (a) Why do educators find the standard American school calendar insufficient to meet students' educational needs, especially…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Extended School Day, Disadvantaged Youth, Student Needs
Marcotte, Dave E.; Hansen, Benjamin – Education Next, 2010
Students in the United States spend much less time in school than do students in most other industrialized nations, and the school year has been essentially unchanged for more than a century. This is not to say that there is no interest in extending the school year. While there has been little solid evidence that doing so will improve learning…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Extended School Year
Dwight, Linda G. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The Summer Enrichment Camp (SEC) at Pequea Valley School District was developed to provide an extended school year for at-risk, Title I, students. This study compared the learning growth of the SEC students with similar students who did not attend SEC. The 36 students in the SEC group were compared to 18 non-SEC students using district and state…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Journal Articles
Baines, Lawrence – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
At this moment, in school districts throughout the United States, initiatives are being launched to extend the school day, increase homework, integrate technology, and require more high-stakes testing. The assumption underlying these initiatives is that more and more--more time in school, more homework, more technology, and more high-stakes…
Descriptors: Homework, Educational Change, Extended School Year, Comparative Education
Peer reviewedLewis, Kenneth A.; Seidman, Laurence S. – Economics of Education Review, 1994
Computed and compared the accumulation rate of math-time capital through eighth grade in a sample of countries including Japan and the United States. The 1982 IEA exam administered to 13-year olds shows a U.S. score substantially below Japan (the highest math-time country). The United States could lengthen the school year by three weeks and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Foreign Countries
