LA's Catholic elementary schools to add 20 days to their calendar

Amber Valencia works with children in her first-grade class at Nativity School.

Cardinal Roger Mahony announced that L.A. Catholic Schools will be the first in the State to adopt a 200-day School year. The announcement was made at Nativity School in Los Angeles.

Hoping to boost academic achievement among its elementary school students, the Los Angeles Archdiocese announced Thursday it will add 20 days to its school calendar, which will boost tuition by 10 percent next year.

The calendar change will affect 52,000 students at 210 Catholic elementary schools in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, and makes the system the first in the state to have a 200-day calendar. Read Full Article