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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
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| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Rifkin, N. S. – American School Board Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Guidelines, Quarter System, School Schedules
Erickson, Lawrence – American School Board Journal, 1995
Gives examples of schools altering traditional school schedules and teacher contracts to find more time for teachers and administrators to meet, discuss, and develop ideas and practices that will make school reform succeed. (MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling
Iacocca, Lee – American School Board Journal, 1991
In an essay honoring "The American School Board Journal's" centennial, Lee Iacocca states that marketing a longer school year as necessary for children to be able to compete in the world might change public opinion. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Extended School Year
Howe, Paul H. – American School Board Journal, 1973
Argues that year-round schools make good business sense by providing (1) a more efficient use of capital investments, (2) an alleviation of uneconomical and undesirable peaks in working and recreation, and (3) a more sensible way of looking at teacher salaries. (JF)
Descriptors: Capital, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics
Pearman, Bill – American School Board Journal, 1987
State legislation designed to help schools and students achieve "excellence" may spawn numerous unforeseen consequences. This article discusses seven potentially harmful reform ideas: extended school year, mimimum competency tests, reliance on standardized achievement tests, state-mandated courses or curricula, blue ribbon reform panels,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Back to Basics, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Educational Change
