Blame Independence, Missouri 4-Day School Week On Low Pay For Teachers

There's enough blame for everybody . . . However . . . A fact check is in order . . .

Missouri teacher rank DEAD LAST for salary.

And so . . . 

Pundits & parents don't really have much of a right to complain about whatever school districts can do to keep the current staff on board.

Example . . .

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data shows that 40.5% of Missouri teachers are leaving their school districts after three years. In Independence, that rate is slightly higher, with 43.7% choosing to leave their positions.

A four-day work week, which is growing in popularity in the tech industry, is pitched as  an incentive for school staff to stay loyal to their professions and the district.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Another symptom of Missouri teacher shortage: Growing number of 4-day school weeks * Missouri Independent

Over a quarter of Missouri school districts learn on a four-day schedule. And up until last week, they were small, rural districts - some with as few as 50 students. That changed when Independence School District voted to implement the schedule for its 14,000 students next fall.