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Can you please show me that an extra week, or even two, of summer vacation causes a substantially greater loss?

So far, no one has.[/quote]

Seems like that would have been a great thing to study BEFORE issuing the Ocean City edict.[/quote]

Why? Why is there any reason to think 11 weeks would cause harm when 10 weeks is acceptable?[/quote]

10 weeks is already too long. 11 weeks is even longer. 12 weeks is even longer than that. It's a reasonable assumption that a longer time out of school causes a greater amount of summer slide. But hey, there's a rational way to address this issue.

Step 1: Assess whether there is more summer slide with 11 weeks or 12 weeks than 10 weeks.
Step 2: If there is, continue to allow local school boards the authority to set their own start and end dates. If there isn't, consider setting state-wide school start and end dates for the benefit of the Ocean City tourist economy.

Instead, this is what Governor Hogan did:

Step 1: Set state-wide school start and end dates for the benefit of the Ocean City tourist economy.
Step 2: Assert, without study, that there is no evidence of harm.

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