SCHOOL YEAR DEBATE: Parents of children in...
SCHOOL YEAR DEBATE: Parents of children in public schools in the Valley support a return to the traditional school year schedule, according to a new Times Poll (above). . . . Support is also strong among all poll respondents--not just parents--with 64% saying they prefer the traditional September-to-June school year. Results of the poll, in which nearly 1,000 Valley residents were surveyed April 24-25, come on the eve of a Monday meeting of the Los Angeles Board of Education, which will consider junking the year-round calendar. That schedule includes two long breaks in winter and summer.
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According to a Times Poll, nearly three-fourths of Valley public school parents support a return to the traditional school calendar. Support: 71% Oppose: 18% Don’t know: 11%
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