Why students may benefit from year-round schooling
Clip: 9/6/2014 | 9m 14s
A look at a West Virginia school that has had a year-round schedule for 20 years.
At one school in West Virginia, administrators, teachers and parents swear by a year-round calendar that has the same number of teaching days as any other school, just spread throughout the year. Special Correspondent Alison Stewart explores how changing the school calendar can affect student achievement.
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Why students may benefit from year-round schooling
Clip: 9/6/2014 | 9m 14s
At one school in West Virginia, administrators, teachers and parents swear by a year-round calendar that has the same number of teaching days as any other school, just spread throughout the year. Special Correspondent Alison Stewart explores how changing the school calendar can affect student achievement.
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