The first continuation school in the United States was established in 1909 in Cincinnati. Cincinnati Public Schools, led by superintendent Franklin B. Dyer, reached an agreement with labor unions and employers to reduce the working hours of high-school age employees by a half day without decreasing wages.
In 1909, the first continuation school in the United States was established in Cincinnati. Superintendent Franklin B. Dyer of the Cincinnati Public Schools collaborated with labor unions and employers to decrease high-school aged workers' daily work hours by half while maintaining their salaries.