Should schools be year-round? Some students say good-bye to long summer...

Know Your World Extra;  April 26, 2002 ;     662 words ......because they go to year-round schools. Students in some year-round...that the number of students in year-round schools has tripled in the...than regular schools. Students in year-round schools have more breaks, They...

Year-Round Schools in Wake County, N.C., Save Money, Lack Low-Income...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 23, 2003 ;     561 words ......administrators say full year-round schools can handle more students than traditional-calend...more low-income students to the year-round schools. They need to...Raleigh lost 219 students this year to year-round schools, leaving it ...

YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS USE BREAK FOR SOLS NORFOLK SCHOOLS USE SCHEDULING...

The Virginian Pilot;  April 26, 2000 ;     423 words ......for their two year-round schools, they didn't...they were giving students three weeks off...calendars for the year-round schools were designed...two days to get students back in the classrooms...fifth-graders. But other students would not be...has about 220 ...

PARENTS SHOULD EMBRACE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  March 24, 2001 ;     698 words ......is that year-round schools give the lowest-achieving students a decent...public school students in grades...achievement in year-round schools was no higher...decide whether year-round schools work for...and many students do seem to...

EVEN SHORT BREAKS ARE FOR LEARNING AT YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  April 5, 1999 ;     678 words ......Hampton's three year-round schools are in the midst of...teach the classes. Students to register for each...educational enrichment of students' lives,'' said Steve...opportunities for students and staff. The intersession...small, no more than 15 students to a class. ...

SUFFOLK YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS SHOULD STAY THAT WAY.(LOCAL)(Editorial)

The Virginian Pilot;  August 7, 2001 ;     358 words ......great experiment known as year-round schools, educators and administrators...spoil the entire experiment. Year-round schools, in fact, give children...additional learning for students. If anything, more schools...Suffolk should keep the year-round schools ...

NORFOLK EDUCATORS LEARN FROM A YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL SCHEDULE BENEFITS...

The Virginian Pilot;  September 14, 1998 ;     700+ words ......able to move the students along,'' said...Hampton began three year-round schools in August. The...the number of year-round schools has grown from...for struggling students. All students...opt out of the year-round schools. Norfolk, ...

2 YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS TAKE FIRST 10-DAY BREAK.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  October 26, 1999 ;     673 words ......We felt the students would receive...began studying year-round schools about three years...opened and closed year-round schools in the '70s, will...and areas that students struggled with...something with the students since I have the...began studying ...

Year-round students back to class in heat

Oakland Tribune;  July 7, 2007 ;     382 words ......essentials for those students whose summer vacation...morning, the district's year-round schools roared back to life, sending hundreds of students and staff back into...smooth affair. "At year-round schools there isn't really...

SUFFOLK NEEDS MORE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS.(LOCAL)(Editorial)

The Virginian Pilot;  February 6, 2001 ;     399 words ......one of the more promising is year-round schools. Support for the idea is slowly...Elementary - a school with 657 students - urged school officials and...during the long summer break. Year-round schools help children retain more of...

Hampton pupils transfer after schools fall short: Officials say those...

Daily Press (Newport News, VA);  September 27, 2006 ;     527 words ......schools. Year-round schools in Hampton are testing students this week...high school. Students transferring into year-round schools will also...where the new students need help...Principals at year-round schools are encouraging...

Contrasting experiences of white students and students of color in a...

The Journal of Negro Education;  October 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......the school were "students of color." The...might influence students' levels of participation...as a function of students' gender, race...education of all students. One of the old...in the number of year-round schools nationwide that...in the number of year-round ...

SIDEBAR Year-round schools

The Boston Globe;  March 19, 1991 ;     52 words ...More and more students are attending school all year. This year... 152 school...22 states are involved in year-round education: 630,509 students in 750 grade schools 65,522 students in 51 middle schools 37,143 students in 53 high schools...

WHAT NOW, WEST VIRGINIA: Year-Round Schools Claim Long-Term Successes

The State Journal;  August 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ......say the only way year-round schools will work is if...administrators and students get behind it...Association of Year Round Schools. "There may be...instead of giving students a long summer...year earlier. At year-round schools, that time ...

Test changes please educators: Achievement test results won't count...

Charleston Daily Mail;  January 2, 2003 ;     398 words ......the test scores of students who have been in...performance of all students, even those who show...only the scores of students who have been in...unfairly penalized for students' academic ability...Piedmont Elementary, a year-round school in Charleston...test scores of a few ...