Back to School: Public School Calendars Shifting Toward Earlier Opening and Closing Dates
(firmenpresse) - SHELTON, CT -- (Marketwire) -- 08/11/11 -- MDR's annual update to its comprehensive national school database shows a consistent national shift toward earlier opening dates and earlier closing dates over the past ten years.
For the 2011-2012 school year, 75% of schools reported an opening date prior to September 1 (compared with just over an average of 72% in the past ten years).
The most common period for school openings is between August 16 and August 31. There are, however, major regional differences, with nearly 44% of districts in the Southeast opening August 15 or earlier and virtually no districts in the Northeast opening that early.
Closing dates have also continued to shift to earlier in the calendar year. In 2011-2012, 42% of schools closed before June 1, compared with just 24% in the late 1980s.
Regional differences in closing dates are also significant. In the Southwest, 76% of schools close before June 1, while only 2% close during that same time period in the Northeast.
"While opening earlier does not add to the amount of time students spend in school, since early openings are balanced by earlier closing dates," says Anne Wujcik, MDR Education Research Analyst, "it does allow schools to maximize the number of instructional days available before they have to administer accountability tests in early to mid-spring. Schools getting an early start are able to focus a lot of energy mastering essential skills while both students and teachers are relatively fresh."
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