Summarizes a survey focused on the job satisfaction/burnout of 97 Florida principals heading year-round schools. Principals most enjoyed school-improvement initiatives, contacts with students, and staff development activities. Major stressors included problems with personnel and parents, heavier workload, scheduling problems, lack of "down…

Summarizes a study examining whether year-round schooling, compared to a traditional school-year schedule, would affect the achievement and attendance of a group of at-risk Texas elementary students. There was little consistency between various groups' perceptions and actual student outcomes. There was no significant difference favoring year-round…

Discusses the reasons why schools choose year-round multi-track (YRMT) scheduling. Asserts that YRMT scheduling seriously affects music teachers since they spend less time with the students and must plan in smaller increments. Provides the results from a survey where music teachers in Florida (Orange County) commented on their experiences with…