Year-round schooling is a good idea because it increases student achievement and is a model that should be adopted by all schools. Students have the same number of vacation days off, but the days are spread out over the course of the year, which prevents summer learning loss. Martha Juarez, a teacher in Texas reports, “I spend the first month of school reviewing math concepts that kids forgot from the previous year” (Newsweek - reason). Standardized test data from year-round schools shows that students in year-round schools score higher than students in schools with a traditional school year. “The number of students achieving at grade level in language arts and math went from 67% to 82% in the first year after we changed” (Ed Week - statistics). Students in year-round schools are able to complete more meaningful projects since their breaks are shorter. Jamaal King, a 6th grader in Seattle who goes to a year-round school says, “We are doing this cool project and we can work on it all year since we’re never off for longer than a month.” (Phi Delta Kappan – personal experience).There is no question that year-round schools are a better model than their traditional counterparts. Works Cited Cain, Mary. "Year-round School Good all Around? Newsweek. June 2012. Web. 12 Jan. 2014. Ginty, Kevin. "LA and Math Gains in Year-round Schools”. Education Week RSS N.p., 29 August 2011. Web. 11 Jan. 2014. Suarez, Maria. Project-Based Learning in Year-round Schools. Phi Delta Kappan. 11 December 2012. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.