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UPDATED
Wednesday April 23, 2008 |
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National Association
For Year-Round Education
PO Box 711386
San Diego, CA 92171-1386
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Sam Pepper
Executive
Director |
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Dr.
Charles Ballinger
Executive
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Info@nayre.org |
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NAYRE is a nationally recognized
organization of educators, parents and
businesses working to increase student
achievement through its focus on creating
effective time on learning. The Association
promotes a balanced academic calendar to
reduce learning loss and extensive review
time that decreases time for new learning. |
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Richard
Coleman
NAYRE President |
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NAYRE is a non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1972 to promote the adoption of innovative school calendars. The many benefits of full school year utilization and continuous education are explained in NAYRE publications and the personal experiences of year-round educators are shared at NAYRE conferences. Anyone may join NAYRE;
membership is not limited to education professionals. |
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Restructuring Time to Maximize Learning |
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Selected presentations from the Feb. 11-13 NAYRE
Conference in San Diego, CA are available for
downloading at the link below. The conference
focused on reforming the academic calendar to
increase achievement. The presentations are in
PowerPoint and Adobe PDF format |
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Dr. Eugene
White's Keynote Speech |
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2007 Conference
Presentations |
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Past Conferences |
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2006 Conference
Presentations |
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NAYRE
White Papers |
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During the next several months a series of white
papers prepared by an officer of the National
Association for Year-Round Education will be
available at this web site. The papers will
address issues that pertain to alternative
calendar schools/ school districts. The purpose
of the white paper is intended to both convey
information and to stimulate the thoughts of
readers interested in improving alternative
calendar schools/school districts. Readers are
invited to respond to the white papers in a
manner that will help other alternative calendar
schools/school districts cope with similar
issues as they arise. |
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IMPROVING ACADEMIES (INTERSESSIONS) PERFORMANCE |
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Lasting
Consequences of the Summer Learning Gap |
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American
Sociological Review |
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Published in April, 2007, this study
offers new insights as
to why low-income children lag behind their more
privileged classmates in high school graduation rates
and college attendance.
The study contends that
there is a summer learning gap between lower- and
higher-income children and it begins during elementary
school. |
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Expanding
Learning Time in High Schools |
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Center for American Progress |
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Among the
findings: "expanding learning time
deserves more attention in high school
reform debate as we raise standards and
expectations, particularly in low
performing schools.." To read more about
the study and download the full report
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Center for American Progress |
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NAYRE Executive Director
Emeritus Dr. Charles Ballinger addresses the
common issues faced by schools contemplating
balancing the academic calendar. |
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Common Questions |
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For an overview of a balanced calendar as
compared to a traditional calendar and to
view calendars that are in use around the
country (single track and multi-track) click
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Statistical Summary 2007 (PDF format) |
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Schools, Districts by State - 2007 (PDF format) |
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Map of YRE Schools by State
- 2007 |
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INDIANA -
Indianapolis Public Schools
Superintendent Eugene White calls for
extending the school year to 210 days
for middle schools
Indy Star Article |
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ILLINOIS
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Jeanette Wat,
a high school student in
Naperville, IL writes about the
advantages of year-round education
Jeanette's
article |
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VIRGINIA -
Times Community Newspaper editorial says
balancing the calendar an option worth
pursuing.
Times Community Editorial |
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OHIO -
Toledo Blade article explores summer
learning loss in Ohio School.
Toledo Blade Article |
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KENTUCKY -
Teachers in Jefferson County school see
benefits in year-round schools
Louisville Courier Article |
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USA -
Fredrick Hess of the American Enterprise
institute says the school summer
vacation may not be an anachronism for
the 21st Century family.
Washington Post Article |
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NEWS ARCHIVES |
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School Calendar Reform
Learning in all Seasons |
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The element
of time is crucial in the discussion of school
reform. Modifying the school calendar is a primary
reform effort that enhances the academic agenda of
the schools and responds to current issues in
American education. The purpose of this book is to
review all aspects of restructuring the school year
calendar, to present the concepts and pertinent
research pertaining to school calendar reform, and
to take a fresh look at education year-round, in
order that the general public, educators, and
policymakers might better understand the issues
involved and reflect upon the dialogue that the
program merits.
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More About the
Book |
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Introduction |
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