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More than 1,600 districts have 4-day weeks. While students report more time for sleep and hobbies, academics lag, according to a new study.
17 Οκτ 2024 · Districts adopting a four-day school week in recent years have increasingly made the move in hopes of boosting teacher recruitment and retention. But a new study adds to a small but...
31 Αυγ 2023 · Researchers at RAND provided one of the most comprehensive looks at the costs and benefits of a four-day school week. They reviewed test scores, surveyed families, and traveled through three states interviewing students, parents, teachers, and principals.
27 Μαΐ 2022 · A four-day work week in schools is not unprecedented. In 2019-20, more than 1,600 US school districts moved to a four day school week. This was primarily to address problems with budget and teacher recruitment. But researchers have found that this restructuring has had some surprising benefits.
15 Ιουλ 2024 · A new analysis of student performance in six states — Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming — finds that students who went to class four days a week, as a whole, made less progress in reading during the academic year than students who went five days a week.
14 Απρ 2023 · Communities backing the trend cite benefits for teacher recruitment and retention, cost savings, community support for the schedule, and more. How is the schedule different from a typical five-day week? Most districts that adopt a four-day week close on Fridays, though some opt to have Mondays off.
6 Απρ 2023 · Though the four-day school week can, at first, seem like an appealing solution to some of the problems that beset schools across the United States, in the long run the benefits may not outweigh the drawbacks—both in slowing learning, and by papering over the deeper issues schools and teachers face.
