Would More School Days Mean Better Education for Missouri Students?
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Gov. Jay Nixon visited Nixa, MO, last week to sing the praises of John Thomas School of Discovery and the Nixa School District’s Early Learning Center. He noted in his visit that Missouri students should be in school longer. The state's required school year is 174 days—the fourth shortest in the country. Nixon would like to extend the school year to the national average of 180 days. And at the John Thomas school, the year is 194 days. In a news release, Nixon said students should be in school as long as "their peers in other states." "My budget for the upcoming fiscal year will include resources to support additional school days," the governor said. "Investing in our public schools is the right thing to do for our kids and our economy." …
kim Hampton
7:50 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Not neccesarily, The key issue, can the district afford it? Are teachers in favor of it? Will the children have a the tools needed? Bottom line...more does not always mean better!! more ›