s, and the children go home knowing that in three weeks they can start over. "By implementing this program there have been many significant changes in the system: less learning loss, higher student attendance, higher teacher attendance with fewer substitute days, and fewer dropouts, as stated by the NAYRE. Year-round education is not new. According to the National Association for Year-Round Education (NAYRE), various forms of the calendar were in effect between 1910 and 1928, but were abandoned after World War II when uniformity became the symbol of the nation. The first YRE program in the modern era was implemented at Park Elementary School in Hayward, Calif., in 1968. Today, 2,460 schools in 41 states, join Park Elementary School in Year round Education, with more schools converting each year.In conclusion, I would like to leave off with a quote by Benjamin Disraeli. He says, “Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.” Right now the United States is behind many European countries, as well as Japan, when it comes to the education of our children. That is a serious problem. Something has to be done towards the improvement of education in our country. Based on my research I believe that reorganizing the traditional calendar to a year round education will put us on the right path to educational improvement, as well as eliminate overcrowding in schools, costly building projects, and interrupted learning....
