TY - BOOK AU - Ruggiero,Adriane TI - Year-round schools SN - 9780737737912 (hardcover) AV - LB3034 .Y427 2008 U1 - 371.2/36 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Detroit PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Year-round schools KW - Juvenile literature N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0724/2007032862.html ER -