Describes Atlanta's year-round schools. (LR)

Describes the year-round school program in Utica, Michigan, and argues for State support of year-round schools. (LR)

The governor of Pennsylvania describes that State's research and legislative experiences with year-round schools. (LR)

Describes the Wilson Campus School at Mankato State College, Minnesota, a year-round school allowing flexible scheduling, free choice, voluntary attendance, and easy access to educational resources. (LR)

A combination class is formed when students from two adjacent grades are placed in one classroom under the supervision of one teacher. Two recent studies indicate that combination classes may contribute to lower student achievement in multitrack year-round schools. (eight references) (MLF)

With decreasing enrollment, decreasing funding for public school education, changes in family and societal needs, and the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act, policymakers and school leaders are wrestling with reforms to the school calendar and instructional time spent in the classroom, with the goal of increasing student achievement.…

The author surveys the status of and issues surrounding year-round programs in secondary schools in order to provide background for deciding which school calendar is the most effective educationally, financially, and socially. The best programs and those discontinued are listed, as are the dates of the most important developments in year-round…

Reveals strong teacher dissatisfaction with the 45-15 plan adopted in Pasco County, Florida, public schools and suggests increased teacher involvement in planning processes. (DW)

Year-round programs allow students to enter and progress through school at their own pace, eliminate the long 3-month forgetting period, cut down on the number and duration of failures, reduce students' summer boredom, multiply students' job opportunities, and enhance the holding power of schools at the secondary level. These programs also make it…

This master catalog lists and describes the 9-week courses of study basic to the curriculum structure for the quinmester extended year program. The courses listed, most of which are nonsequential and nongraded, are those presently being developed for the pilot schools. Courses that carry credit in more than one area are listed under each subject…

This master catalog lists and describes the nine-week courses of study basic to the curriculum structure for the quinmester extended year program. Most of the courses listed in this bulletin are designed to be nonsequential and nongraded. Prerequisites are indicated when they are essential for the successful completion of a course. Courses that…

Combining the Copernican Plan (a block-schedule variation) and year-round schooling may make both proposals more palatable to the general public. Since the plan leaves facilities, teacher contracts, and current budgets virtually unchanged, serious public resistance is unlikely. Principals should first introduce Copernican scheduling and then use…

To assess thinking of parents on year-round education, survey forms were sent to 398 households with children enrolled in elementary school. With 236 of questionnaires returned, only 10 percent favored adopting such a plan whereas 83 percent preferred staying with traditional schedules. Lists arguments in favor and arguments opposed along with…

Eight high schools in three California school districts are on multitrack year-round schedules. Interviews with personnel from these schools and from two districts considering a year-round schedule highlight the effect of year-round schedules on student learning, management issues, extracurricular activities, and school culture. (MLF)