Wow, I was surprised to see this. School has been out here since the last week of May, but the kids all start back on August 3rd this year which, weirdly enough, is a Thursday. So they'll really only get two full months off for summer vacation.
I remember when I was a kid we got out at the end of May, and in the early years until around middle school we didn't have to go back until the first week of September. Of course, back then we didn't have as many days off during the school year, either. No Winter Break, for example, and only the day before and day after Thanksgiving as opposed to a full week like they have now. How things have changed.