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According to a CNN report, Miami-Dade Public Schools in South Florida used an extended-day, extended-year program from fall 2004 through spring 2008. The $100 million School Improvement Zone program shifted 39 public elementary, middle and high schools to a year-round, extended-day schedule.
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She’s claimed the shortened school year hurt students, leaving first-grade students short almost a year of school by the time they reach high school. ... “Six weeks should be the maximum time away from school, otherwise it breaks up the continuity of learning,” he said. ... The debate surrounding Concept 6;
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If the school year was to be extended because the children require further exposure to life skills and the environment, perhaps a case can be argued. To extend the year for purely academic intervention would serve little or no purpose. ... Why the school year should not be lengthened ... Difference of opinion? Debate now.
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The following materials are intended to provide an introduction to Extended School Year. They were assembled from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are presented at the ... (3) how ESY decisions should be documented;
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The state now has to decide whether to fund those extended school calendars. The first three schools are feeders for Taylor Middle, ... Another debate is over content. Researchers say the longer day and year should be used to address students' varied learning styles, and to add enrichment activities, like theater.
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It seems our current school year with its long summer break was originally devised in Victorian times to ensure that, as publiclyfunded schooling was extended to more children, sufficient pairs of young hands would remain available to help at harvest time. ... There are several reasons why the change should happen. ... The Debate...
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Maybe there should be two paths for the school calendar, an Honors path, where a student can choose to continue their education throughout the whole year and a regular path, which offers summers off. Then everyone can be happy. ... Ray: "I had/have a very tight knit extended family."
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The $100 million School Improvement Zone program shifted 39 public elementary, middle and high schools to a year-round, extended-day schedule. The school board decided not to renew the program in 2008 because there was no difference between the targeted schools and the control group in test scores.
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Advocates Debate Effects of Change in Regulations ... Federal regulations have opened a door that allows schools to get credit under the No Child Left Behind Act for students who take longer than four years to earn a high school diploma. ... Several states have now applied for federal permission to use extended-year rates,
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9-month schooling crams too much info into shorter period Jeanette Wat. "Extended Year-Round Schooling, ... It is not, therefore, unreasonable to consider change itself as a potential cost in this debate. Particularly if all else seems equal between a traditional school and a year-round school, it is reasonable to resist...
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