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According to a newly released report from the Washington, D. C.-based policy group, Alliance for Excellent Education, in 2009, 6,900 young West Virginia students dropped out of school, while the state Board of Education's figures showed approximately 3,700, either figure being too high. State schools Superintendent Steven Paine says work with school districts, principals, parents and students is needed to provide support to local districts to help curb the pandemic problem. There's a possibility of year round schools. Board members around the state say, with being sick days and snow days, kids are receiving less than six months during an entire year of learning. A year round school calendar is set up with more breaks for students, although those breaks are shorter. They're also set up to deal with possible bad weather or other things that keep students out of school. Students would still have a summer vacation of five weeks instead of ten. It's believed by some that shorter breaks would help students retain more knowledge. Governor Joe Manchin also supports year round schools.