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By: Emilee Petti,
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Average, On-track Students
Year-round schooling is a proposition several schools throughout the United States have experimented with, but few studies on the switch have provided concrete data on whether or not it's actually beneficial for students academically. Shields and Oberg (1999) found that year-round schooling either positively affected student academic outcomes, or did not affect them at all. While there were benefits to {http://cdbarrera21.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/balanced-calendar.jpg?w=300&h=265} many year-round students, the most noticeable benefits were detected in at-risk children who generally struggle the most to retain information over long summer breaks. The specific reasons for increased academic achievement among YRS students has yet to be determined. However, the assumptions that schools adjust their programs with the changing calendar and that students forget less over shorter breaks are often attributed to the progress made within year-round schools. In a study by Palmer and Bemis (1998), the academic achievement of students of year-round schools was measured with a group of 75 pupils. Out of this group, 27 students were recorded as having been positively affected, 42 were found to not be affected at all, and 6 were negatively affected by year-round schooling.
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At-Risk Students
Does Year long schooling benefit the disadvantaged students?

 Student Academic in Year-round Schools
By:SchoolsBy: Emilee Petti,
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Average, On-track Students
Year-round schooling is a proposition several schools throughout the United States have experimented with, but few studies on the switch have provided concrete data on whether or not it's actually beneficial for students academically. Shields and Oberg (1999) found that year-round schooling either positively affected student academic outcomes, or did not affect them at all. While there were benefits to {http://cdbarrera21.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/balanced-calendar.jpg?w=300&h=265} many year-round students, the most noticeable benefits were detected in at-risk children who generally struggle the most to retain information over long summer breaks. The specific reasons for increased academic achievement among YRS students has yet to be determined. However, the assumptions that schools adjust their programs with the changing calendar and that students forget less over shorter breaks are often attributed to the progress made within year-round schools. In a study by Palmer and Bemis (1998), the academic achievement of students of year-round schools was measured with a group of 75 pupils. Out of this group, 27 students were recorded as having been positively affected, 42 were found to not be affected at all, and 6 were negatively affected by year-round schooling.
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At-Risk Students
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YOUR OPINION COUNTS!
Now that you've worked in your groups to research your focus of the Year-Round Education topic and you've listened to the other group presentations, this is the place to post your opinion. Is YRE a good idea? Should school districts seriously consider moving to a YRE schedule? Is YRE a good idea for some school districts more than others? What do you think the research indicates about the efficacy of YRE? Post your opinion below. To obtain credit, identify yourself by typing your name, then continue with your opinion.

Jillian Miller- At first I thought YRS sounded like a good idea, but based off research there is really no reason to make the switch. Although, sesearch showed that YRS is beneficial to at-risk students and students who are from low income families, I believe the costs are way too much. To find and hire teachers for the summer and to buy air conditioning to keeps the schools cool all summer long will cost way too much. This means that taxes will increase as well and some people already have trouble finding ways to pay them. People feel that students forget a lot of information they learned over the summer and YRS will prevent that. Yes, students might forget information to some extent, but they'll also forget information over their two to three week breaks that are provided by YRS. Students found to like YRS because of the more frequent breaks, but there was serious difference in their academic achievement. Researching YRS really changed my opinion on it and I do no think it is a good idea at all, plus it will save our economy a lot of money in the long run.
Brittany Lewis- YRS help reduce the number of students who forget material over long breaks. They also save teachers from spending class time to review already learned material. At risk students and families who are at or below the poverty line really benefit from YRS. However, I do not think implementing YRS is a good idea for all areas. Inner city schools, where most students are eligible for reduced priced lunches will most definitely benefit from YRS because not only are the students able to have more access to books, computers, and other necessary learning tools, but they are also able to stay in school longer and thus preventing them from spending hours home alone until parents are home from work. Schools in middle class to upper class neighborhoods should remain on the traditional school calendar. Case studies have shown that there is no significant difference in academic achievement in traditional school systems and YRS. My question is why change the calendar if it isn't necessary to do so?
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Kelli Hishon- I believe that Year-Round Education is a good idea to an extent, however, I think that the costs outweigh the benefits. The research shows that students do not improve in school or are significantly more successful if they are on a year-round or traditional school schedule. I do not think that schools should seriously consider changing to a year-round school schedule because it will not only be a drastic change for students but trying to find the necessary funding for air conditioning and teachers could be more trouble than anything. Also, parents trying to plan summer vacations and have their older children as babysitters while they work, could be at a disadvantage as YRE does not guarantee that all children will be on the same schedule. YRE could quite possibly be better for some school districts than for others because of their financial situation. Although some schools might have more sufficient funding than others, research still shows that the success rate of YRE is not any higher than a traditional schooling, therefore in my opinion it is not worth the trouble. I definitely believe that the efficacy of YRE according to the research is true because out of all of the research I did for the wiki, nothing showed that YRE schooling made a noteworthy effect in the education system. I am still in the support of the traditional school year because, along with the research I did, I think that YRE is not worth the trouble for such an insignificant improvement in education. I also believe that all children should have a summer break and have a chance to relax and rejuvenate before each new school year.

Jillian Miller- At first I thought YRS sounded like a good idea, but based off research there is really no reason to make the switch. Although, sesearch showed that YRS is beneficial to at-risk students and students who are from low income families, I believe the costs are way too much. To find and hire teachers for the summer and to buy air conditioning to keeps the schools cool all summer long will cost way too much. This means that taxes will increase as well and some people already have trouble finding ways to pay them. People feel that students forget a lot of information they learned over the summer and YRS will prevent that. Yes, students might forget information to some extent, but they'll also forget information over their two to three week breaks that are provided by YRS. Students found to like YRS because of the more frequent breaks, but there was serious difference in their academic achievement. Researching YRS really changed my opinion on it and I do no think it is a good idea at all, plus it will save our economy a lot of money in the long run.
Brittany Lewis- YRS help reduce the number of students who forget material over long breaks. They also save teachers from spending class time to review already learned material. At risk students and families who are at or below the poverty line really benefit from YRS. However, I do not think implementing YRS is a good idea for all areas. Inner city schools, where most students are eligible for reduced priced lunches will most definitely benefit from YRS because not only are the students able to have more access to books, computers, and other necessary learning tools, but they are also able to stay in school longer and thus preventing them from spending hours home alone until parents are home from work. Schools in middle class to upper class neighborhoods should remain on the traditional school calendar. Case studies have shown that there is no significant difference in academic achievement in traditional school systems and YRS. My question is why change the calendar if it isn't necessary to do so?
Claire Leyton- Without looking at any research, I had believed that YRS would be an effective teaching schedule. However, looking at the gathered information I am opposed to YRS. The only students that were academically benefited by the YRS system were high-risk students and even then, their test scores were not drastically raised. The effort involved from students, parents, and teachers in changing a school from the traditional calendar to a YRS calendar would not be worth the results (or relative lack there of). As for low-risk students, the is absolutely no need to switch their school system to a YRS calendar. Even though researchers and teachers say that students in YRS systems have higher rates of retention, it is not worth the costs of switching all the schools to that system as well. In general, students are taught in order to pass tests. If low-risk students in traditional school systems are passing the tests just as well as the YRS system children (even with the time traditional school system children spend catching up) then there is no need for change.

Maggie Decker- I do not beleive that YRS would be anymore benefitial to students than our schedual now. Based on the findings of my groups research and the research of others, there does not appear to be any improvement in the test scores of students when YRS is inplace. There was no drop in the level of dropouts or improvement in the number of graduates either. Having more shorter breaks will just disrupt the focuss of students even more during the school year. Summer break allows people to have jobs, and catch up on what needs to be caught up on. Students do not have to be bored they can attend camps or practice schooling workbooks at home. YRS has to do with opinion and opinion only, there are no studies that show it makes any kind of difference in the academic acheivement for students.
Jillian Miller- At first I thought YRS sounded like a good idea, but based off research there is really no reason to make the switch. Although, sesearch showed that YRS is beneficial to at-risk students and students who are from low income families, I believe the costs are way too much. To find and hire teachers for the summer and to buy air conditioning to keeps the schools cool all summer long will cost way too much. This means that taxes will increase as well and some people already have trouble finding ways to pay them. People feel that students forget a lot of information they learned over the summer and YRS will prevent that. Yes, students might forget information to some extent, but they'll also forget information over their two to three week breaks that are provided by YRS. Students found to like YRS because of the more frequent breaks, but there was serious difference in their academic achievement. Researching YRS really changed my opinion on it and I do no think it is a good idea at all, plus it will save our economy a lot of money in the long run.
Brittany Lewis- YRS help reduce the number of students who forget material over long breaks. They also save teachers from spending class time to review already learned material. At risk students and families who are at or below the poverty line really benefit from YRS. However, I do not think implementing YRS is a good idea for all areas. Inner city schools, where most students are eligible for reduced priced lunches will most definitely benefit from YRS because not only are the students able to have more access to books, computers, and other necessary learning tools, but they are also able to stay in school longer and thus preventing them from spending hours home alone until parents are home from work. Schools in middle class to upper class neighborhoods should remain on the traditional school calendar. Case studies have shown that there is no significant difference in academic achievement in traditional school systems and YRS. My question is why change the calendar if it isn't necessary to do so?

Evan Kowalewski- With the information provided, I believe that YRS is not beneficial towards students, teachers, and parents. Students will be effected because their won't be time for extracurricular activities which is important to most students. Also, students have jobs over the summer and YRS wont allow that. YRS will have shorter breaks throughout the year and since students are used to long summer breaks, they will have less motivation and attention span. Schools will have to higher more teachers and air conditioning units for the summer which will increase the cost and taxes. Families are already struggling with paying taxes, YRS will make things worse. Finally, parents with several children will have difficulty because it will be difficult for families to have a vacation since children may have different schedules at different schools.
Maggie Decker- I do not beleive that YRS would be anymore benefitial to students than our schedual now. Based on the findings of my groups research and the research of others, there does not appear to be any improvement in the test scores of students when YRS is inplace. There was no drop in the level of dropouts or improvement in the number of graduates either. Having more shorter breaks will just disrupt the focuss of students even more during the school year. Summer break allows people to have jobs, and catch up on what needs to be caught up on. Students do not have to be bored they can attend camps or practice schooling workbooks at home. YRS has to do with opinion and opinion only, there are no studies that show it makes any kind of difference in the academic acheivement for students.
Jillian Miller- At first I thought YRS sounded like a good idea, but based off research there is really no reason to make the switch. Although, sesearch showed that YRS is beneficial to at-risk students and students who are from low income families, I believe the costs are way too much. To find and hire teachers for the summer and to buy air conditioning to keeps the schools cool all summer long will cost way too much. This means that taxes will increase as well and some people already have trouble finding ways to pay them. People feel that students forget a lot of information they learned over the summer and YRS will prevent that. Yes, students might forget information to some extent, but they'll also forget information over their two to three week breaks that are provided by YRS. Students found to like YRS because of the more frequent breaks, but there was serious difference in their academic achievement. Researching YRS really changed my opinion on it and I do no think it is a good idea at all, plus it will save our economy a lot of money in the long run.