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"What we know is that there is summer learning loss, we know that it is real," Brumley told the House Education Committee. He said students can forget up to 30% of what they learned in their previous grade. "I am not here to tell you that a balanced calendar is a cure all," Brumley told lawmakers. "But given where we are in outcomes we should be exploring all options that make a difference in the lives of our students and teachers."

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Cynthia Posey, director of legislative and political affairs for the LFT, noted that some students rely on summer months to earn money for college or to buy a car. Some teachers have second jobs when schools are closed. Posey said the bill is "changing something that people in a sense have always planned their lives" around, meaning the nine-month school calendar.

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Students attend classes for 42 or 43 days, followed by two-week breaks. Those who need extra help can get it during the breaks – called intercessions – and others can get enriched learning.

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"We work with a system to set up a calendar that makes sense for them," he told the committee. Rep. Patrick Jefferson, D-Homer, a member of the committee, praised the proposal. "This is how we help our children," Jefferson said. "This is good. This is really good." State law requires students to get a certain number of minutes of instruction per day, and 172 days of instruction per school year. But there is latitude in exactly how those days are allocated.

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