From: Jack.Crawford@f620.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Jack Crawford)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Cost Of Year-Round Educ??
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 12:03:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/620 - W-FL Teacher Resour, Stanley NY

This message was from JIM DIXON to ALL,
originally in conference EDUCATOR  
and was forwarded to you by JACK CRAWFORD.
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For Your Information:

                     THE COST OF LENGTHENING A TERM

Some educators favor making the school year longer than the current
average, which is 180 days.  Here's the estimated cost for lengthening the
school year by state.

COST PER DAY:
                                                 STATEWIDE
STATE                      PER PUPIL             (millions)
.......................    ...........           ...............
Alabama                        $18.97            $ 13.8
Alaska                 $40.29            $  4.2
Arizona                        $22.05            $ 15.0
Arkansas                       $18.18            $  7.9
California                     $25.67            $121.4
Colorado                       $27.72            $ 15.7
Conneticut                     $44.06            $ 20.5
Deleware                       $32.49            $  3.2
D.C.                           $41.15            $  3.3
Florida                        $28.06            $ 50.4
Georgia                        $24.76            $ 27.9
Hawaii                         $25.02            $  4.2
Idaho                          $16.75            $  3.6
Illinois                       $27.57            $ 49.0
Indiana                        $22.92            $ 21.9
Iowa                           $25.50            $ 12.2
Kansas                         $26.14            $ 11.2
Kentucky                       $21.85            $ 13.8
Louisiana                      $18.93            $ 14.7
Maine                          $31.87            $  6.6
Maryland                       $32.71            $ 22.8
Massachusetts                  $37.44            $ 30.3
Michigan                       $28.18            $ 44.1
Minnesota                      $29.03            $ 21.4
Mississippi                    $17.89            $  9.0
Missouri                       $23.48            $ 18.9
Montana                        $24.45            $  3.7
Nebraska                       $21.52            $  5.8
Nevada                         $23.67            $  4.4
New Hampshire                  $26.85            $  4.6
New Jersey                     $46.88            $ 50.4
New Mexico                     $23.22            $  6.4
New York                       $45.36            $116.6
North Carolina                 $23.13            $ 24.9
North Dakota                   $19.89            $  2.3
Ohio                           $24.14            $ 42.5
Oklahoma                       $19.36            $ 11.1
Oregon                         $28.25            $ 13.3
Pennsylvania                   $31.82            $ 52.6
Rhode Island                   $36.24            $  4.9
South Carolina                 $20.51            $ 12.6
South Dakota                   $18.93            $  2.4
Tennessee                      $19.46            $ 16.2
Texas                          $22.92            $ 76.2
Utah                           $15.18            $  6.6
Vermont                        $30.96            $  2.9
Virginia                       $27.70            $ 27.2
Washington                     $25.77            $ 20.8
West Virginia                  $22.74            $  7.4
Wisconsin                      $32.02            $ 25.0
Wyoming                        $30.81            $  2.9

SOURCE:
National Education Association and Education Commission of the States





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