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The Pros and Cons of Year-Round Schooling

Keying off the B.C. Education Ministry's changing of the School Act to allow all school boards to enact year-round schooling, Aleksandra Sagan's three-part series looks at a Richmond, B.C. elementary school that has already made the shift, and brings in positive and negative critiques of a calendar year without long summer vacations.

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Do Kids Really Need Summers Off?

Do Kids Really Need Summers Off?

BC just began allowing all schools to go year-round. What it's like for students and teachers who've already made the shift. First in a series.

Aleksandra Sagan / 2 May 2012


Year-Round Schooling: Healthy or Not?

Year-Round Schooling: Healthy or Not?

Fevered debate: How much would dropping summer vacation lower teacher stress and sick days? Second of three.

Aleksandra Sagan / 3 May 2012


Class Time: Year-Round Schools Help or Hurt Poorer Kids?

Class Time: Year-Round Schools Help or Hurt Poorer Kids?

The answer isn't fully clear. Yet Vancouver is forging ahead. Last in a series.

Aleksandra Sagan / 4 May 2012