France looks to upend school year traditions

The Associated PressQUESTION AND ANSWER: Students take part in a lesson at the school of La Ronce in Ville d’Avray, west of Paris, on Friday.

The Associated PressSTUDY HALL: Students study at the school of La Ronce in Ville d’Avray, west of Paris, on Friday. French children go to school four days a week with about two hours each day for lunch. And they have more vacation than their counterparts almost anywhere in the West. As a cand...