WHO WE ARE AND OUR BELIEFS

Save Colorado Summers is a statewide coalition of parents, teachers and community members disappointed with the ever-earlier start to the school year. Our mission is to educate consumers of the education system, taxpayers and other interested people about the negative impact the early-August school start date and nontraditional school calendars have on our students, teachers and families. It is our hope that we can work with parents, school districts and elected officials to help establish educationally and fiscally sound school calendars; a school calendar that allows more money to flow into teachers' salaries, classroom supplies and educational services ... without a heavier tax burden on Colorado families.

National and State Research and Studies

EDUCATION BASED RESEARCH

  • Time for School - Its Duration and Allocation, Dr. Gene Glass, Arizona 3 Read more
  • Year Round Schools Don ' t Boost Learning, Paul von Hipple, Ohio State University
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  • The Impact of Taking Breaks on Learning and Memory, Dr. David Gilden, University of Texas - Austin
    3 Read more
  • Why Taking Exams After Winter Break is Best for Students - What the Experts Say
    3 Read more


THE HISTORY OF SUMMER VACATION

  • Reconstructing Summer Vacation:CUNY Education Professor Sets Record Straight, Dr. Kenneth Gold, City University - New York
    3 Read more


CALENDAR IMPACT ON ENERGY SAVINGS & ATTENDANCE

  • South Dakota Later School Start Date Saves Energy -- No Negative Academic Impac
    3 Read more
  • Letter from Tulsa , Oklahoma Schools (Energy Savings by Beginning School Year Later)
    3 Read more
  • Late Opening of Schools Saved Money
    3 Read more
  • Schools ' Later Start Is Saving Big Bucks & Texas Standardized Test Scores Up
    3 Read more
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Help Spread the Word!

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2 Contact your School Board


Grass Root Printable Forms

2 Web Site Flyer

2 Did You Know Flyer

2 School Calendar Survey

2 Car Sign

2 Petition Form