Why does school start in the fall? There’s actually a very good reason for this, and it dates back more than a century!

This is often why there are budget impasses and the threat of short-term government shutdowns in the fall—budgets need approval by the start of the new fiscal year. Many non-profits also follow a ...

The calendar year, as the name implies, follows the structure of a standard calendar and begins on January 1. A fiscal year lasts for the same duration -- 365 days -- but can begin any time as ...

Calendar Year The 12 months beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 constitute a calendar year. It is the most commonly used type of accounting year by both individuals and businesses.

The presence or absence of a February 29 on the calendar determines with great significance whether the equinox shifts forwards or backwards in time from the prior year's equinox. 2020 marked the ...

Year-round calendars are not a new idea. The National Association for Year-Round Education, which promotes year-round calendars, was founded in 1972.

For centuries, humans struggled to sync civil, religious, and agricultural calendars with the solar year. Adding a ‘leap year’ solved the problem—though just for the next 3,300 years.

“I love pictures on calendars, but this is personal,” said Koehler, an 82-year-old great-grandmother of 18. “It’s a family calendar, and it doesn’t have anyone else in it.” ...