Albuquerque Public Schools Approve Extended Academic Calendar for 2023-2024.

The Albuquerque Public School board has approved next year's academic calendar, adding nearly a week to the school year to comply with a new state law requiring K-12 schools to have 1,140 hours of classroom time. The school year will start on August 3, 2023, and end on May 21, 2024, with shorter summer and fall breaks and longer winter and spring breaks. The change eliminates early release on Wednesdays for elementary and middle school students, which had sparked opposition from parents and teachers.