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Daily Report: K–12

Districts consider even shorter school year

April 26, 2011, 12:05 AM

The likelihood is growing that many school districts will have to cut the number of days students spend in class in response to the state's deepening budget crisis, according to state education leaders and experts. But despite fears that the coming school year could shrink... + read more

Spotlight: K–12

For parents, shortened year raises anxieties, costs

July 15, 2010, 4:58 PM

For some low-income parents, the decision by many school districts to shorten the school year has raised anxieties about the extra costs it could impose on them. + read more