What was the main reason so few children went to school during the progressive era?
1. parents needed their children’s at home.
2. schools did not teach children useful skills.
3.there were not enough schools for the children.
4.there were no laws requiring children to attend school.

1 - Parents needed their children's help at home - typically helping raise younger siblings or with the field work.

Compulsory education laws were passed in 1840's - well before the Progressive era (1890-1920)

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