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Download full textGlass, Gene V. – 1992
Increasing enrollments and budget problems have prompted many school districts nationwide to experiment with year-round school schedules. Year-round school schedules allow districts to serve more students without constructing more buildings. As in traditional 9-month schools, students in year-round schools attend classes about 180 days a year. The…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Financial Problems
Smith, Mary Lee; Glass, Gene V. – 1975
In designing the evaluation of year round schools (YRS) in Cherry Creek, four questions dealing with major concerns in determining the effectiveness of YRS were posed: What are the characteristics of school programs associated with YRS? What is the reaction of parents to the YRS, its inconveniences and conveniences? What are the effects of YRS on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Parent Attitudes, Program Costs
Smith, Mary Lee; Glass, Gene V. – 1976
Despite an evaluation study that showed no differences in student achievement between students in traditionally scheduled schools and in year round schools (YRSs), school personnel continued to provide anecdotal evidence of educational benefits in YRSs. In this oral testimony, the continuity of the learning process was stressed. Because the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Mathematics
