Yet parental attitudes become progressively more positive as the programs continue. Nationwide, other school districts have found similarly high levels of parental acceptance after the programs began. Parents felt that the shorter, more frequent vacations allowed students to remain focused and enthusiastic. Their chief concern was about the availability of child care. Like parents, teachers in year-round schools have generally positive attitudes, and their acceptance of the new schedule increases over time.
Teachers experience few problems with the vacation times.
In fact, they feel that the more frequent breaks reduce burnout and help students retain more of what they have learned. Moreover, the frequent breaks during the school year enable teachers to visit and learn from other programs and other teachers. One concern that teachers have about YRE is that they may not be able to continue their own education and earn pay increases by taking university classes in the summer. But teachers have solved this problem by covering for one another at work. That is, one teacher will work during a particular break to allow another to attend summer classes.