In 2016, Governor Larry Hogan issued an executive order delaying the start of school until after Labor Day. Hellebush noted that while tourist dollars suffer with an earlier school start date, education test scores did not decline with a later school start date. And at the State Fair - which runs late August through Labor Day - officials expect a drop in attendance if more schools start in August. A 2013 study found that Pennsylvania would benefit by $378 million in direct net revenue from moving the school start date to after Labor Day. Educators argue that moving the school start date up would boost test scores and student achievement.

Source: Forbes September 03, 2018 13:49 UTC