Chicago gets it, but, sadly, McHenry County doesn’t.

Except for McHenry’s Landmark School. http://www.d15.org/landmark/home/default.htm

(If there are others, I am certain I shall hear of them.)

Bull Valley’s Mary Leibman advanced the idea decades and decades ago—in 1959!

What is the idea all about?

Kids go to school the same number of days, but the schools are open in the summer, as well as the rest of the seasons.

What are the advantages?

For taxpayers, it means that school capacity can instantly be increased by one-third.

At least in districts with air conditioning.

Is there any other business or institution that has buildings used only three seasons out of the year, maybe summer camps excepted.

The next time some local school district comes forth with a bond referendum to build new schools, use the argument. I certainly will if Crystal Lake’s District 47 wants more buildings.

It makes complete sense.

And, what do you know?

The Northwest Herald agrees.

And, now Chicago School CEO Ron Huberman is expanding his system’s year round schools because it keeps students “on a continuous learning cycle.”

The argument is that students retain more information with more frequent, but shorter breaks, so there is less time spend on catch-up.

So, thr 65 schools now on the year-round schedule will more than double to 132, according to the Chicago Sun-Times article you see above.

From her contributions, by the way, Liebman seems to be a Democrat.