THE Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is in no rush to endorse the switch to an August-to-May schoolyear, saying it needs careful study.

CHEd Chairman Dr. Patricia Licuanan said in a statement Friday the commission is concerned about the implications of adjusting the academic year, and has created a technical working group to study it and submit recommendations before the end of March.

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