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Four-Day School Week
In order to address budget concerns, some schools are shifting to a 4-day school week. When considering a shift to this type of schedule, educators will want to know about activities in other states, the effects of the 4-day schedule, implementation, concerns about this type of schedule, stakeholder perceptions, student achievement, and fiscal impact. The resources in this ReadySearchTM address these topics.
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The Informed Educator: Four-Day School Week
This Informed Educator examines the use of a 4-day school week as a way to reduce expenses while using limited resources most effectively. Discussion focuses on various models of 4-day week schedules, what to do during the fifth day, and how 4-day school weeks affect extracurricular activities. Detailed discussion of financial savings, student achievement, teaching practice, and stakeholder satisfaction is also included. 2010. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=31418 |
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Four-Day School Week
This resource describes the activities of various states in their legislation, policies, and implementation of the 4-day school week. It also lists news articles and reports related to the topic. http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/Education/SchoolCalendarExtendedDayYearFourDaySchoo/tabid/12934/Default.aspx |
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A Review of the Evidence on the Four-Day School Week
This research brief provides a history of the 4-day school week, research on the impact of 4-day school week implementation, and concerns about the 4-day school week. 2009. http://usm.maine.edu/cepare/pdf/CEPARE%20Brief%20on%20the%204-day%20school%20week%202.10.pdf |
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Four-Day School Week: Information and Recommendations
This article covers several topics related to the 4-day school week, including the history of the research, changes to the school day, how the fifth day is utilized, achievement, attendance, extracurriculars, teacher and community perceptions, child care, discipline, fatigue, and saving money. 2007. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4126/is_200710/ai_n21137822/ |
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Time, Learning, and School Schedules
Does increasing the amount of instructional time in school automatically increase student achievement? In addition to increased time, what other factors affect student learning? How can the school day and year best be organized to improve student achievement? The resources in this ReadySearchTM address these and other questions related to time and scheduling in schools. http://www.edreadysearch.org/readysearch/?rs=43 |
