Deal extends L.A. school year, restores 3-week winter break
LA TimesStudents Ana Menbreno, left, and Carolina Gomez take a biology class at Maywood Center for Enriched Studies Magnet in Maywood during “acceleration days,” two days of optional learning that were moved from the middle of the school calendar to the first two weekdays of winter break in December. A sweeping agreement announced Friday between unions and Los Angeles school officials will result in a longer school year, a return to a three-week winter break and a reboot of controversial acceleration days. During the restored three-week break, the district will host three days of optional learning, much like the acceleration days that took place in the current school year. The extra learning time — two days during winter break — was created to help students struggling with pandemic-related learning setbacks.
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