Today, the typical public school year is 180 days long, leaving about 16 weeks of child care to be covered by working parents who have only two to three weeks of paid leave (if they have any at all).
How did we get here and what happens when we try to change tradition? Jennifer + Rachael break out their calendars this week to track it all down.
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Episode Links
The History of School and Summer Vacation — By James Pedersen
Year-Round Schooling Explained — By Jaclyn Zubrzycki
Popularity Grows Anew for Year-Round Schooling — By Madeline Will
The Pros & Cons of Year-Round School — By Brooke McGuire
First Days of School, Decade by Decade — By Elizabeth A. Harris
School's in: The History of Summer Education in American Public Schools – By Kenneth Mark Gold
Agrarian Roots? Think Again. Debunking the Myth of Summer Vacation’s Origins — By Saskia de Melker and Sam Weber
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