Your child is less likely to succeed if he or she is chronically absent — which means missing 18 or more days in a school year. (dcps.dc.gov)
For those kids who are about to go to their very first day of school, it also means their very first day in a school cafeteria. (easylunchboxes.com)
While the number of days in the school calendar does not always change, shorter breaks mean most children retain more of what they have learned. (educationworld.com)