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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
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Hamilton, Joan; Johnston, Sheryl; Marshall, Jane; Shields, Carolyn – Educational Leadership, 2006
Four dissimilar schools each respond to a learning challenge by questioning set-in-stone thinking and taking risks. A K-8 school in Toronto bypasses the traditional--and problematic--long summer vacation to follow a balanced calendar model. Students attend school year-round with two-week breaks scattered throughout the year; both remedial and…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Schedules, High Schools, Teaching Models