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Download full textDeffenbaugh, W. S. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1918
After deducting holidays, the annual school term in most American cities is not more than 180 days. In many cities and towns the number of actual school days is still less. This means that children who are never absent attend school less than half the days of the year, a little more than 1 hour in 10. Formerly the school year was much longer in…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Urban Schools, School Schedules, Summer Programs
