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So what what one family wants? The state has an economy to keep and [b]that economy pays for 26.8% our your child's public education[/b].  Your taxes only go so far.  The economy thrives on it's summer tourists. OCMD, Annapolis, Inner Harbor, etc...  We don't have the weather or have many mountains that see tourists year round.  The economy needs our summer's thriving and in return it doesn't go in further debt.  It keeps small businesses opened longer and makes their off-season to survive thru, shorter.  If you want longer breaks in-between quarters or a different summer break you need to find states that have year round tourism.  Otherwise be happy our state can continue to pay for the huge increase in poor immigrant population that is now in our schools.  [/quote]

Could you please provide the numbers supporting your assertion that revenue from the tourism industry pays for 26.8% of public education? [b]And could you also provide the numbers supporting the marginal effect of the required post-Labor Day start on the tourism industry?[/b]

There are plenty of places with seasonal tourism that don't have 11-12 week summer breaks. How do they manage?[/quote]

The actual numbers for the change will not be available for another month or two (such numbers are not processed instantaneously and the school year started only 4 weeks ago).

However, from this article in the WP that ran the week school started, businesses report significant increase in revenue and beach attendance.  The exact amount is yet to be determined.  This is one way for the state to generate additional tax revenue without raising taxes on the residents.

[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/an-extra-week-of-summer-for-almost-900000-kids-is-a-boon-for-one-beach-town/2017/09/01/8e490c12-8eab-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.2c48e82b26fa[/url][/quote]

I spent $800 on summer camp to cover the extra week, and we can only afford one week summer vacation no matter how long the break is. but, hey, at least some business owners in OC are doing better. [/quote]

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