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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does a 4 day/week save money?  Are teacher salaries lowered by 20%?  The savings on not opening the building one day a week cannot be that much.  I suppose there would be some savings from transportation costs.  [/quote]

It's been shown to save very little (I've heard 2-5% for energy and transportation costs).  But, say you have one district that pays 35K a year for a first year teacher and that district is surrounded by others than can offer 44K a year.  (these are common starting pay rates for much of the midwest, south, or even lower)  The district that pays 35K a year can't compete and can't attract teachers.  There's no additional state funding to be had.  But they have to have staff.  What they CAN offer is a 4 day work week that goes an additional 45 minutes per day.  If they do that, now they CAN compete with the 5 day a week, 44K a year paying districts.

When you cannot attract teachers, you have to do something.  That can mean lots of different things, a 4 day week is one option.  [/quote]

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