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Franchot: Post-Labor Day School Start Could Create Economic Benefit
Starting schools later could have an economic benefit of more than $74 million, according to a new report.
By Tyler Waldman
Students advocating for a later end to summer vacation just got a little more ammo, courtesy of Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot.
At an event in Ocean City Thursday, Franchot released a report claiming a post-Labor Day start date for schools across the state could have $74.3 million in direct economic impact each year.
Students return to school in Prince George's County starting Monday, Aug. 19. The comptroller, however, argues that the later start would give families more time to go to Ocean City, a Baltimore Orioles game or the Maryland State Fair.
In the release, Franchot suggested that school systems could take out planned closure dates or adjust winter and spring breaks to make the change without extending the school year into the summer.
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