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Districts Explore Shorter School Week
Districts Explore Shorter School Week
honoluluadvertiser.com Students in Hawaii protest a teacher furlough day at the state capitol Jan. 29.
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How the Four-Day School Week Costs Parents
WSJ.com: The Juggle — ... A growing number of public schools are pulling the rug right out from under them, by permanently cutting the school week to four days, as reported Monday by the WSJ’s Chris Herring. The missed hours are typically made up by making the remaining school days longer. ...

Would a Four-Day School Week Work For You?
LilSugar — ... No more pencils, no more books! No more teachers' dirty looks! That's what kids in more than 100 school districts across 17 states are saying one day earlier now that their schools have moved to four-day school weeks. As ...

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