While the school weeks are shorter, students still receive the same amount of instructional hours, whether it's longer school ...

A rising number of districts are shortening their school weeks to attract and keep teachers. But a new study suggests ...

For the current school year, 25 school districts in Missouri had four-day schedules. Next year, that number is expected to increase to 35. Warren County, with its 3,000 students, will be the ...

The Southern Boone County R-I School District is considering implementing four-day school weeks starting in the 2026-27 school year. The district said it's considering this move due to ongoing ...

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter. The numbers tell a different story, however: On average, the 178 Missouri districts that adopted a four-day ...

Notably, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released state data indicating that implementation of four-day weeks was associated with only minor drops in test performance ...