For parents, shortened year raises anxieties, costs

07-16-2010

By Vivian Po/California Watch

For some low-income parents, the decision by many school districts to shorten the school year has raised anxieties about the extra costs it could impose on them. Unlike more affluent parents, most are not in a position to pay for extra classes or tutoring to make up for time lost. So they are also trying to find innovative ways to make sure their child does not fall behind academically, according to interviews in Los Angeles and San Francisco by New America Media. Gabriel Medel, whose son will be a freshman at Hamilton High in Los Angeles in the fall, is the volunteer director of Parents for Unity, an education advocacy group formed by Latino parents in Los Angeles. He believes students who are less fluent in English – typically designated as English Language Learners – will be among the first to feel the impact of a shorter school year. (more...)

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