Kids in the U.S. spend more hours in school (1,146 instructional hours per
year) than do kids in the Asian countries that persistently outscore
the U.S. on math and science tests — Singapore (903), Taiwan (1,050),
Japan (1,005) and Hong Kong (1,013). That is despite the fact that
Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong have longer school years (190 to 201 days)
than does the U.S. (180 days).
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