NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
George, Patricia – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2005
One hotly-debated topic related to scheduling is year-round schooling. While still the exception rather than the rule, year-round schooling (also called extended learning) is growing in popularity. According to the National Association for Year-Round Education (NAYRE), 3,180 public schools were operating year-round in 2002-2003. California leads…
Descriptors: Scheduling, Public Schools, Educational Change, Professional Associations
Koki, Stan – 1992
Past efforts to improve education have focused on curriculum and instruction. Some schools are pursuing more systemic year-round schooling and 4-day week reforms. The Waihe'e Elementary School and the Star of the Sea School, both in Hawaii, are implementing single-track plans for year-round schooling to improve academic achievement,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Day, Extended School Year
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Greenfield, Teresa Arambula – Educational Forum, 1994
The year-round school is an educational change effort that seeks to affect per-pupil costs and academic achievement. The experience of a Maui school district shows that it must be planned in the context of the change process, expectations for success must be carefully developed, and the context of change may change, requiring a reassessment of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERS Spectrum, 1992
Innovative school-age day care programs include Tennessee's Extended School Program; Hawaii's After-School Plus program; San Antonio's Kid's Involvement Network (offering middle school supervision); Aurora, Colorado's state-licensed Year-Round School Recreation Plan; and Pomona, California's Child Development Program. These public school programs…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Middle Schools