This Web page was created at the request of some Des Moines educators to review the literature related to the negative effect of a continuous learning calendar. There are a variety of opinions expressed from a variety of sources. Questions about this Web page can be directed to Susan Schrader, Heartland AEA.

What can we learn from the data?: Toward a better understanding of the effects of multitrack year-round schooling; Carolyn M Shields; Urban Education, Thousand Oaks; May 1999

The effect of year-round schooling on administrators; Louis Wildman; Education, Chula Vista; Spring 1999

The irony of year-round schools: Mexican migrant resistance in a California community during the civil rights era; Donato, Ruben; Educational Administration Quarterly, Thousand Oaks; Apr 1996

August openings put schools on hot seat. Education Week, August 8, 2001.

Quietly, the school calendar evolves. EducationWeek, October 27, 1999.

Stop Year Round Schools Citizens Groups
http://www.auburn.edu/~enebasa/html/home.pp.html

Florida parents win retreat on year round schools. Education Week, November 15, 1995.
http://www.edweek.com/ew/vol-15/11year.h15

Year round school plan shelved--again. Education Week, March 23, 1988.
http://www.edweek.com/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=26la.h07&keywords=year%20round%20school

L.A. schools vote on whether to end year round schedules. Education Week, June 2, 1993.
http://www.edweek.com/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=36year.h12&keywords=year%20round%20school

If it wasn't around in the middle ages, it's a fad. Education Week, June 17, 1998.
http://www.edweek.com/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=40kelihe.h17&keywords=year%20round%20school

Year-round education: a parent's point of view.
http://www.geocities.com/weswalker99/

Year round education, ERIC Digest, #68.
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed342107.html

Scheduling alternatives: options for student success.
http://www.nwrel.org/request/feb97/article5.html

Year round education: pros and cons.
http://7-12educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa060100a.htm

Going to scool year-round.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec01/year-round.html

Effects of School Calendars on Student Achievement and Retention
A critical review of literature related to year-round education by a Valdosta State University student.

Extending the School Year and Day
According to this ERIC Digest "Arguments for lengthening the school day and/or school year assume that more time devoted to learning will yield proportionally higher achievement scores. Research data reveal, however, that the correlation between time and achievement is far slighter than expected and suggest that the quality of time spent in learning is more important than the quantity. Moreover, the costs of extending school time are disproportionate to any resulting instructional gains."

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