Contrary to a widely held perception, public school summer vacations are not getting shorter. And that’s a shame. Despite some movement toward “balanced schedules” that include more breaks during the ...

The balanced calendar still features the standard 180 days of school, but summer break is shorter, and longer breaks are offered in the fall, spring and winter. It was introduced as a possibility in ...

Summer break may be over but we've got a little ways to go before the summer weather ends. We'll be plenty hot and humid out there Thursday with highs in the low 90s and the heat index pushing into ...