Texas schools must consider the data before adopting a 4-day school week | Opinion
Bilingual teacher Robert Surber supervises his third graders as they enter his classroom at Shands Elementary in Mesquite. The school district is considering a four-day school week.When we put on our “teacher eyes,” we can understand why the idea of a four-day school week could be an attractive incentive for educators who have one of the toughest but most impactful jobs in the world.
But while we can see the appeal of a four-day school week, we ask our North Texas communities to think much more deeply about the potential negative short- and long-term effects, as well as what current research shows about a four-day school week. in Oregon 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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