Summary
If Gov. Mitch Daniels wants schools to open closer to Labor Day, he needs to enlist Hoosier parents for support. In other states that have rebelled against ever-earlier August start dates, parents have been the key lobbying group.
In announcing the move of the ISTEP test from fall to spring, Daniels expressed hope that schools would "start at a more natural time" because they would no longer be prepping for September ISTEPs. This year, among Indiana schools following traditional calendars, start dates ranged from an outrageously early Aug. 8 to a sensible Aug. 24. The majority of schools opened the week of Aug. 14.See the full content of this document
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Later School Start Makes Economic, Educational Sense
Daniels' suggestion was nixed immediately by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, which said schools have to start in mid-August so semester exams can occur before Christma...
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