Attendance in school increased in the 1920's. Why was this?

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Attendance in school increased in the 1920's. Why was this?

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This really is too good a question for me to spoil the fun. Lets just say that by home schooling, you are returning to a bit more traditional time in our history if you will.

http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/educat...

http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/curricul.htm...

There are some interesting actions taken starting in 1903 when the issues of child labor laws start popping up. The are some interesting historical consequesnces of child labor vs madatory public shcool that are easy to overlook.