Not exact matches
A common refrain I hear in the course of my reporting and writing about
school vouchers — a program that is set to take a
large bite out of our public coffers in North Carolina in the months and years ahead — is that at the end of the
day, it's the parents who should be the enforcers of accountability for this publicly funded effort to shift state money into
private schools.
While the average
private - sector worker with paid leave has 16
days off in paid holidays and vacation, the
largest school districts shut their doors for an average of 29
days each
school year.
According to a Center for American Progress report examining the
largest school districts in the country,
schools are closed for an average of 29
days each
school year — not including summer recess — which is 13
days longer than the average
private sector worker has in paid leave.58 Not only do
days off increase the cost of child care, but the short length of the
school day also decreases economic productivity when parents have to take time off from work or when parents with elementary
school - age children opt out of full - time employment in order to accommodate their children's schedules.59
Think of places that have
large contact lists that might be able to tell a lot of people on your behalf: homeowner's associations; churches; ball sports clubs (such as a local soccer or softball team); MeetUp groups (check online); apartment complexes; doggie daycares; public
schools;
private schools and
day cares.