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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking up some info on research on 4-day school weeks....It seems most of the schools adopting a 4-day week are tiny and rural.  That does make me wonder about the transferability to a large urban location like DC.

"But now seven newer studies generally find negative results  – some tiny and some more substantial. One 2021 study in Oregon, for example, calculated that the four-day week shaved off one-sixth of the usual gains that a fifth grader makes in math, equal to about five to six weeks of school. Over many years, those losses can add up for students.
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 Like the more recent crop of studies, they found that four-day weeks weren’t great for academic achievement on average. The test scores of four-day students in grades three through eight grew slightly less during the school year compared to hundreds of thousands of students in those six states who continued to go to school five days a week...
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The switch seemed to hurt reading achievement more than math achievement. That was surprising. Reading is easier to do at home while math is a subject that students primarily learn and practice in school. During pandemic school closures and remote learning, for example, math achievement generally suffered more than reading."

https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-seven-new-studies-on-the-impact-of-a-four-day-school-week/[/quote]

shocker - reducing instructional time by 20% results in learning loss. But if WTU aspires to follow the lead of sh*thole Oklahoma school districts, I salute them.

I think if very well supported, a half day could be OK but only if kids remain in school and the programning is DCPS-funded and academic. The proposal to “parter with outside organizations!” is totally untenable. But an afternoon to focus on project-based learning related to the core curriculum, specials, or tutoring could be beneficial. This of course would need to be adequately staffed by DCPS employees. [/quote]

LOL have you looked at DCPS truancy and late arrival rates? [/quote]

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