MOST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NEW MEXICO ARE GOOD WITH THE IDEA OF EXTENDING THE SCHOOL YEAR. MOST SEEM TO GO FOR GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM’S PROPOSAL TO STRETCH THE SCHOOL YEAR ANOTHER THREE DAYS. BUT THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE PROPOSED A 10 DAY EXTENSION.
MOST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TELL THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL A LONGER SCHOOL YEAR WILL HELP BOTH INSTRUCTION AND TEACHER TRAINING. THE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT A STUDY DONE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE’S “CENTER FOR EDUCATION POLICY, APPLIED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION” IN 2009 FINDS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING IS AS IMPORTANT AS BOOSTING THE QUANTITY OF TIME FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
