In an effort to determine the most effective school calendar system, a task force was formed at Pennsylvania's Reading Area Community College to examine the advantages and disadvantages of converting from the college's current term calendar to a semester system. The task force examined the experiences of 11 other institutions that had undergone…

This report describes the beginning, development, and implementation of Atlanta's four-quarter school year program. Under the plan, students attend any three of the four quarters offered each year, or they may enroll in all four quarters to take remedial or enrichment courses or to graduate early. The report indicates that during the first summer…