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Texas Lawmaker Pushes School Start Back | Beaumont News
Texas lawmaker Jared Patterson is pushing to delay the start of school from August to September and extend the year into late May or June to avoid punishing heat — calling it the “Save Our Summer Act.” While his goal is to make classrooms more bearable for students and teachers, critics warn it could disrupt test prep and school scheduling. The idea isn’t new — a similar bill failed to even get a committee hearing before. With education experts pointing to the August start’s roots in 80s test prep strategies, the debate highlights a tough trade-off: comfort vs. academic structure. Will this…
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