Year-round school gains ground around U.S. - U.S. news - Life - msnbc.com Ten years ago, according to Education Department statistics, about 1.5 million public school children went to class on a “balanced schedule” — usually shorthanded as YRE, for “year-round education.” Six years ago, that number was up to 2 million. By 2008, nearly 2.5 million pupils were on a YRE plan. That’s the last year for which official figures are available, but since then, some of the nation’s biggest districts have adopted or expanded YRE in their facilities, notably the Chicago Public Schools, and others — including Houston and Indianapolis — could join them next year. By  2012, education groups estimate, more than 5 million pupils — about 10 percent of all children enrolled in American public schools — could be going to school year-round. I’ve been a fan of the year-round-school idea for years.  Glad to see it picking up steam.

Year-round school gains ground around U.S. - U.S. news - Life - msnbc.com

Ten years ago, according to Education Department statistics, about 1.5 million public school children went to class on a “balanced schedule” — usually shorthanded as YRE, for “year-round education.”

Six years ago, that number was up to 2 million. By 2008, nearly 2.5 million pupils were on a YRE plan.

That’s the last year for which official figures are available, but since then, some of the nation’s biggest districts have adopted or expanded YRE in their facilities, notably the Chicago Public Schools, and others — including Houston and Indianapolis — could join them next year.

By  2012, education groups estimate, more than 5 million pupils — about 10 percent of all children enrolled in American public schools — could be going to school year-round.

I’ve been a fan of the year-round-school idea for years.  Glad to see it picking up steam.

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