OCEAN CITY — The task force studying the issue of moving the start date for public schools across Maryland back after Labor Day had its first meeting last week with positive results, but it will likely take serious support from the resort business community to make the change a reality.
Last spring, the Maryland General Assembly approved a bill that created a task force to study the issue of moving the start date for public schools across the state back after Labor Day. Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot last year pushed legislation to create task force to study a post-Labor Day start date for public schools, citing the economic benefit while preserving the mandated number of days in the school calendar.
In a report released in August, Franchot pointed out a post-Labor Day start date for schools could result in $7.7 million in state and local revenue and an additional $74 million in direct economic impact.
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If there is a direct impact of 74 million bucks for the State's economy O'Malley will just add another tax.
ReplyDeleteFor God Sakes! Why do they have to do a study for everything???? Common sense dictates that nothing would be lost if they tried this for a few years. If nothing is gained then go back to how it is now.
ReplyDeleteSchool district honchos cling to the delusion that having five days of school before Labor Day will greatly improve test scores in the spring. It hasn't and it won't.
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