Year-round schools / Adriane Ruggiero, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008. - 109 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Education .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-106) and index.

Revising the current school calendar has many implications / Elena Silva -- Year-round schooling offers benefits over a traditional calendar / Charles Ballinger and Carolyn Kneese -- The traditional school calendar worked in the past and can continue to work in the future / Robin Lockett Carter -- Extended-time schools benefit students / Jennifer Davis -- Extended-time school programs pose problems for parents and students / Philissa Cramer -- Year-round schooling helps struggling students to achieve / Joe Ann Barton -- Summer vacation is no longer necessary / Frederick M. Hess -- Summer break is important to students and families / Joe Matthews -- Schools on a balanced calendar make better use of time / Joan Hamilton ... [et al.] -- Extending the school calendar is often a last recourse for low-performing schools / V. Dion Haynes -- Teachers have greater job satisfaction in year-round schools / Shelly Gismondi-Haser and Ilham Nasser -- Multi-tracking is not for everyone / Glori Chaika.

ISBN: 9780737737912 (hardcover) 9780737737929 (pbk.) 0737737913 (hardcover) 0737737921 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007032862

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Year-round schools.

LC Class. No.: LB3034 / .Y427 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 371.2/36