Show-Me 4-Day School Week Under Investigation Amid Parent Concerns

Quick fact of life for the edification of our blog community . . .

The phrase "doing more with less" is always a lie. 

Accordingly . . . 

We take note of economic impact and the persist implications of American scarcity on the new generation of students . . . Here's how it starts . . .

"Last year, more than 140 public school districts in Missouri, an all-time high, implemented four-day school weeks. The Independence School District in the Kansas City area, which serves roughly 14,000 students, made the switch for this upcoming year and is the largest to do so to date . . . Missouri DESE is looking to study the impact a four-day week has on students, now that there has been an influx of districts implementing shortened weeks."

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

Innovation or risk? Missouri's top education leader questions value of four-day school weeks

As Missouri students head back to the classroom for the new year, roughly one-quarter of the state's school districts are only in session four days a week.