School May Start Later For Texas Students

Education - School May Start Later For Texas Students: "Golden supports a plan approved by the Texas House and Senate that would require all public schools to finish by June 7 and start on the first Tuesday after Labor Day, giving her kids more time to relax at home. Officials say shifting and compressing the school year that way will save Texans hundreds of millions of dollars.

But the proposal has drawn sharp criticism from school districts that want to continue creating their own calendars."