Sentences with phrase «students of compulsory school age»

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He would also increase the quantity of schooling by lengthening the school year (or offering disadvantaged students vouchers for summer school) and extending the age for compulsory schooling to 18.

The Progressive school era included the introduction of compulsory education laws, with every state compelling students to attend school from either age five, six, or seven until they are 16, 17, or 18, depending on the state.

The teacher unions are trapped in archaic organizational models characterized by buildings and districts that are too large and too fragmented, compulsory attendance, the 180 - day school year, the 50 - minute period, age - grouping of students in 13 discrete grades, few performance or standards - based activities, and inaccurate assumptions about the dangers of privatization.

When school districts have no choice but to expel students — particularly those of compulsory school age — because of the gravity of an infraction, the long - term implications for the individual and for society become a matter of serious concern.