School Schedules
Start times. Snow days. Year-round schooling. Block scheduling. Four-day weeks. Get research and insights into school calendars
Year-Round Schooling Explained
Get the facts about year-round schooling, including pros and cons, statistics, and key definitions.
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From Our Research Center
No More Snow Days, Thanks to Remote Learning? Not Everyone Agrees
An increasing number of schools are replacing snow days with remote learning, but some plan to stick with the snow day tradition for now.
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Rising Wave of Districts Sticking With Full-Time Remote Learning
A growing number of schools will return to full-time remote learning in the 2020-21 school year, defying pressure from federal leaders.
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Building a School Schedule for the Pandemic: A Downloadable Guide
Ideas for how to craft a school schedule that allows for in-person instruction while managing the risk of COVID-19 exposure & transmission.
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Building a Schedule Around Student Rotations
A closer look at planning for the logistics behind assigning groups of students to come to school on a rotating basis.
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Serving Students Who Can't—or Won't—Return to School
Students with serious health concerns and those with other specialized needs may opt out of returning to school. What schools can do to keep serving them.
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Is It Time to Reconsider the Year-Round School Schedule?
This scheduling option can help schools with large enrollments manage space constraints and provide built-in breaks for remediation.
School Climate & Safety
Pulling Off a Regular School Schedule—With Modifications—in the Pandemic
In communities where cases of COVID-19 remain low, schools can plan for students to be in classrooms every day with some important modifications. Understand the pros and the cons.
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Hybrid School Schedules: More Flexibility; Big Logistical Challenges
A mix of in-school & online learning is how districts are adhering to social distancing requirements & providing face-to-face instruction.
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Scheduling the COVID-19 School Year
Explore options for building a calendar, choosing a schedule, and deploying teachers and staff to maximize student learning safely.
Special Report
How We Go Back to School
To help school leaders navigate complex decisions around reopenings, Education Week explores the options for returning to school this fall.
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6 Ways to Bring Students and Staff Back to Schools
Here are six models for how to operate your schools within social distancing requirements and health and safety requirements.
Student Well-Being & Movement
The New Routines for Students When Schools Reopen
Ideas for how to overhaul the routines of the traditional school day for students, from ditching lockers to providing meals in classrooms.
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The Socially Distanced School Day
Classrooms. Hallways. Extracurriculars. Every facet of the school day will have to be fundamentally altered when students return to school.
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6 Big Barriers to Restructuring School Schedules
Before districts can overhaul a traditional school schedule, they're likely to face a wide variety of obstacles.