Billings schools say no to week-long spring break, discuss year-round school

Trustee Mike Leo took that spirit a step farther with a bold endorsement of year-round school.

He blasted the current nine-month model as a construct for agrarian society that “no longer fits.”

“There are 12 months in a year,” he said. “There are working parents that experience an undue financial burden during the summer months.”

Research backs up Leo’s comments; generally, students learn better on a year-round schedule, especially those from low-income families who statistically struggle more in school than their more wealthy peers.