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The Coalition For a Traditional School Year is a nonprofit, grass roots coalition of parents, teachers, administrators and businesses concerned about the negative impact the early August school start date and the year-round school calendar have on our children, families and teachers. The Coalition For a Traditional School Year is dedicated to providing grass roots assistance across the nation to families and teachers who are fighting bloated school calendars and year-round school in their area. Our Beliefs We believe the non-traditional school year interferes with learning that
takes place outside the classroom walls. Bloated school calendars,
extended-year calendars and year-round school calendars limit the time
teachers have to update skills and earn advanced degrees, reduce
student working experiences and interfere with many families' ability to
spend quality time together. Most importantly, these calendar experiments
provide no additional class time for our students and offer no proven
results. It is our firm belief that increased student academic performance
is due to the dedication and knowledge base of teachers and importance
the family places on education, not the configuration of a school calendar.
Families and teachers -- not calendars -- teach children.
Our Mission Our primary mission is to serve as a help center for parents and teachers
fighting bloated school calendars, early school start dates and year-round
school. We feel that arming parents, teachers and other opinion leaders with
the facts and case studies is the best way to fight the battle against school
calendar experiments. We also serve as a clearinghouse for information
and research related to school calendar issues and we strive to promote
public awareness and understanding of all the issues related to
alternative school calendars.
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