February+27+-+March+4+Article+of+the+Week

Read the following article and answer the prompt that follow.

"We Need Year-round Schooling to Compete Globally" from CNN.com (THE ARTICLE IS THREE PAGES; SEE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE)

The author's (LZ Granderson) stance is stated clearly in the sentence, "Which brings me to this: Why are we still giving them the summer off?" In a short paragraph, using at least three details from the passage (THE ARTICLE IS THREE PAGES; SEE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE), either support or refute this stance. (W1 - Write an Argument; R9 - Author's Viewpoint)