News From Around the Nation



Alabama

Schools chief wants to scuttle year-round calendar at Vincent 1/06/05 New

Parents of special-needs children praise programs, activities offered in Decatur

Achieving Excellence: Published by the A+ Education Foundation

Uniform school start good idea 4/22/04

A uniform school calendar not a bad idea 3/09/04

School deadline has issue 11/11/03

New school calendars 11/02/03

Florida

Fun's over when Panhandle amusement park closes 8/28/04

Georgia

Legislators push to delay start of school 10/20/04

School start sparks debate 9/08/04

Bill would meet parents' short summer complaints 9/01/04

Georgia Lawmakers Eye School Start Dates 8/30/04

Lawmaker Wants School Start Delay 8/25/04

Leaving Kids Behind 8/15/2004

Forum: Should the school calendar be changed? 8/10/04

Hot under the collar over school year's early start 8/10/04

Kentucky

Delay could cost Kentucky schools federal dollars 7/26/03

Midwest

The back and forth on back to school 1/31/05 New

School's fall start date moves up a week 1/05/05 New

North Carolina

City schools to begin Aug. 25 12-10-04

Easley made right choice in signing school legislation

The Heat Is On - It’s August, school opens, but next year... 8/11/04

Easley signs law extending break 8/10/2004 

North Carolina Receive New School Calendar Bill 8/9/04

N.C. Association of Educators Reacts to Calendar Bill Signing 8/9/04

Easley to OK shorter school year
Legislation sets bounds at Aug. 25 and June 10
8/07/04

Lawmakers try to make the calendar sensible 5-23-04

Northeastern

Parent Decries Lack of School Choice (RI) 9-7-04

School bells ring out early end to summer (PN) 9-4-04

State Releases List of Buffalo Schools "In Need Of Improvement" (NY) 9/3/04

NJ DOE Releases the No Child Left Behind Report Card (NJ) 4-19-04

Class action lawsuit brought on behalf of parents and children deprived of their rights under NCLB and the New York State Constitution (NY) 1-26-03 Adobe Acrobat Reader required

South Carolina

Legislators eye school calendar 12-17-04

School start on legislators' agenda 12-10-04

Survey results favor later S.C. school start date 8/25/04

Tennesee

Parents given just three days to decide enrollment options 8/21/04

Texas

TEA's violation could cost millions 09/04/04

Comptroller Strayhorn: Later school start could save millions 9/8/04

Virginia

No changes to school calendar 1/07/05 New