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What is the purpose of year-round school?
What is the purpose of year-round school?
- To align with agricultural practices
- To allow upper class families to take summer vacations
- To standardize urban and rural school calendars
- To provide more frequent breaks throughout the year (correct)
Why were summers off for schools in cities before air conditioning was invented?
Why were summers off for schools in cities before air conditioning was invented?
- To allow upper class families to take summer vacations
- To align with agricultural practices
- To escape the hot weather in the cities (correct)
- To help students assist with planting and harvest
What is the 45-15 ratio in the year-round calendar referring to?
What is the 45-15 ratio in the year-round calendar referring to?
- The ratio of upper class to middle-class families
- The ratio of school days to vacation days (correct)
- The ratio of traditional to non-traditional breaks
- The ratio of urban and rural school calendars
What historical factor influenced the traditional school calendar to have a short winter and summer term?
What historical factor influenced the traditional school calendar to have a short winter and summer term?
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What percentage of US public schools are currently using a year-round calendar?
What percentage of US public schools are currently using a year-round calendar?
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