Calling All Marylanders! Take Back Your Summer by Supporting a Post-Labor Day School Start
Marylanders for a Longer Summer urges state residents to visit LongerSummerNow.com to show their support for longer summer vacations for kids statewide
Marylanders for a Longer Summer urges state residents to visit LongerSummerNow.com to show their support for longer summer vacations for kids statewide
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Marylanders for a Longer Summer is launching a new campaign for Maryland residents to reclaim their summer vacations by supporting a post-Labor Day start to the school year. The campaign will feature full page ads that will run during the next week in Maryland publications, including: The Washington Post, The Capital Gazette, Baltimore Sun, Carroll County Times, Cumberland Times-News, Easton Star Democrat, Frederick News-Post, Hagerstown Herald-Mail and Salisbury Daily Times.
Across Maryland, students have been returning to school as early as Aug. 20 in some districts. Marylanders for a Longer Summer, which is supported by members of the business community, educators, political leaders and ordinary citizens, is encouraging Maryland parents to speak up on their children's behalf and voice their support for the campaign to state legislators and school board officials.
To accommodate a post-Labor Day start, school systems would be required to make modest adjustments to their existing calendars to complete the 180 days of school required by state law – a schedule that schools throughout Maryland used to follow for many years. There have already been a number of case studies and actions taken by Maryland leaders to help this bipartisan movement gain considerable momentum over the past three years, including:
Maryland residents can learn more about the benefits behind a post-Labor Day school start and voice their support for the campaign by visiting LongerSummerNow.com, where they can complete a short online form to let state representatives and school board officials know they agree with a change to the school year.
About Marylanders for a Longer Summer
Formed in 2016, Marylanders for a Longer Summer is supported by members of the business community, educators, political leaders and ordinary citizens who believe that starting school after Labor Day just makes sense. For more information or to show your support, visit LongerSummerNow.com.
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