COVID-19 Causes Modest Shifts in 2020-21 School Break Calendars

STR | July 27, 2020

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—While questions remain regarding the return of in-person learning in schools throughout the U.S., STR’s annual School Break Report shows only modest shifts in academic calendars for the upcoming year. The report summarizes vacation break dates in 2020-21 for a robust sample of U.S. public K-12 school districts, colleges and universities. As a result of COVID-19 shifts in previously approved calendars, STR implemented extra measures to ensure the accuracy of 2020-21 calendar data with additional information included regarding e-learning (remote) scheduling and other specialized data points. “Aside from the...