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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, there are so many things wrong with your post, I don't even know where to begin.  Do you have any evidence that the post-Labor day start time is improving the Maryland economy? My impression is that it's simply lining the pockets of a tiny set of businesses who are reliable Hogan donors.  Why are those businesses so much more important than other Maryland businesses that the school calendar is designed around them?    How do you balance any potential benefit to the Maryland economy (for which there is no evidence that I've seen) against the lack of instructional time high school students get relative to their peers across the country who start school in August, yet take the same AP exams in May (and roughly 75% of high school students in MoCo do take at least 1 AP exam?)  Why don't you provide some actual proof that the schedule constraints that Hogan places that you're so passionate about are actually beneficial?[/quote]

they are beneficial. it forces teachers to maximize instructional time instead of having kids do busy work and watch videos. oh wait, that still happens. I just want my summer. extend the year into June and offer ap prep classes to high schoolers in August, but dont penalize everyone else
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We aren’t going to have two segments of the school system on different schedules.  And I’m an elementary school parent and I’m happy to have local control over the school schedule again so we don’t have this hideous Hogan induced 3 day spring break again. And when my kids get older they won’t be at a disadvantage by having less instructional time than kids in other states taking AP exams who started in August.  This is a victory for good public policy.  Ocean City can run a groupon if they’re lacking in tourists.[/quote]

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