More States Consider 4-Day Weeks
With states looking to balance budgets, more school districts are considering switching to four-day school weeks.
About one fourth of South Dakota's school districts will operate four-day weeks next fall. InCalifornia, Gov. Jerry Brown said the 180-day school year could be cut by up to five weeks.
According to the
National Conference of State Legislatures
, an organization that helps inform state lawmakers about legislation around the country, more than 120 districts in 20 states currently operate schools four days a week.
Reducing school weeks to four days would save money on transportation costs. With gas prices at record highs, such a move could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars of