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Long days, long weekends: the four-day week takes off in US schools

Long days, long weekends: the four-day week takes off in US schools


Long days, long weekends: the four-day week takes off in US schools
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US schools have experimented with a four-day week as far back as the 1930s. When gas prices soared in the 1970s, administrators sought to save on bussing and energy costs. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, another wave of schools adopted the practice to address shrinking budgets.

Turner studies how the four-day week is implemented across Missouri, where 27% of non-charter public schools have adopted it, serving about 8% of the student population.

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