Education Law

Fewer days, longer hours

The media is still awash in stories of school districts discussing converting to four-day weeks to cut down on rising fuel, utility and food prices. But for the most part those discussions have not translated into changing the school calendar. Most of the 100 or so small, rural districts currently on a four-day week have been utilizing such a schedule for a few years or longer.

The well regarded Southern Regional Education Board released a helpful report on the subject this week, including potential benefits and challenges.

BoardBuzz's take: School boards have to consider more than just the potential economic benefits of a shorter week, but also the academic side of the equation because student achievement is their most important bottom line.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on August 14, 2008 (boomark / email).