{"id":2044339,"date":"2023-09-25T18:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-schools-moving-to-4-day-week\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:32:01","slug":"more-schools-moving-to-4-day-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-schools-moving-to-4-day-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools are increasingly adopting a four-day week."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-schools-moving-to-4-day-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2044339&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First graders arrive with goodie bags for their first introductory day \u2063to school\u2062 during the \u200ccoronavirus pandemic on August 13, 2020\u2063 in\u200d Oberpleis near Bonn, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/chloe-hauxwell\">Chloe Hauxwell<\/a><br \/>3:22 PM \u200b\u2013 Monday,\u200c September 25, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Schools across the country are embracing the four-day week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of \u2062institutions are using this strategy to retain teachers amid a \u2063shortage and to improve the lives of students and faculty.<\/p>\n<p>The four-day week has become a trend \u200bfollowing the COVID-19 lockdowns. Many schools are either skipping \u200cMondays or Fridays.<\/p>\n<p>While schools are looking to hold on to teachers, \u2062some parents are unhappy with the change as it forces them to arrange childcare for an extra day.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have also pointed out that this solution may only be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pinkerton-carter-2-0-biden-blames-others-for-his-own-energy-failures\/\" title=\"Pinkerton: Carter 2.0 -- Biden Blames Others for His Own Energy Failures\">band-aid fix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re \u2064thinking about you know, retention because teachers are stressed out and now, they\u200d only have to deal with it for four days instead of five. So maybe they\u2019ll stay in the classroom longer,\u201d\u2063 Christopher Doss, a policy researcher \u200cat RAND Corporation stated. \u201cYou know that that may or may not be true, but at the end of the day, you\u2019re not really looking at\u200c the underlying causes \u2064of stress\u2063 in the\u2063 education system, whether that be kind of financial budgets that are too\u2063 small or if we\u2019re talking\u2062 about mental health or other\u2063 types of stress that teachers \u200band students face.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The change comes as states \u2062have been reporting a lag in academic \u200cpreparedness in kids.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly \u200bto your \u2063inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oann.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fbuttigieg-says-biden-will-be-picketing-with-auto-union-workers-because-hes-deeply-pro-worker%2F&#038;t=Buttigieg%20Says%20Biden%20Will%20Be%20Picketing%20With%20Auto%20Union%20Workers%20Because%20%27He%E2%80%99s%20Deeply%20Pro-Worker%27\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Nazi is recognized\u200b and given a\u00a0standing ovation \u2062from the\u2063 Canadian Parliament. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Executive Director of the C02 Coalition, \u2062Gregory Wrightstone,\u2064 says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-increase-u-s-oil-lease-fees-50-while-accusing-big-oil-of-anticompetitive-activities\/\" title=\"Biden to Increase U.S. Oil Lease Fees 50% While Accusing \u2018Big Oil\u2019 of Anticompetitive Activities\">global warming activists<\/a> are pushing the \u200cwrong idea about climate change.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Another wave of\u2062 COVID mandates could be on the horizon. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Supporters turn out in droves to see President Trump speak \u2064in Summerville, South Carolina. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 The United States argued on\u2063 Tuesday that Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google broke the law in its \u200defforts to dominate online\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 ABB is \u2062spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden, the \u2062Swiss engineering and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister Laurence Boon on Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles launched \u2064by \u200dthe EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Mathieu Rosemain and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 Apple said\u2063 on\u200c Wednesday its\u200b iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How are parents\u200d coping with the \u200cinconvenience of arranging childcare for the additional day \u2062off?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ed on the latest news \u200bwith OAN&#8217;s Chloe Hauxwell.<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits and Challenges \u2063of the Four-Day Week in Schools<\/h3>\n<p>In recent times, schools across the United States have been adopting a four-day \u200cweek\u200c as a strategy to address various issues.\u2063 This approach has gained popularity,\u200c especially in the aftermath of the \u200dCOVID-19 \u200clockdowns. With hundreds of institutions implementing this change, the four-day week has become\u2062 a\u2064 trend.<\/p>\n<p>The primary motivation behind adopting \u2063a four-day week is to retain teachers amidst a shortage and to improve the overall well-being of\u2062 students \u2064and faculty. By reducing \u200dthe number of workdays, \u200beducators can have \u200bmore time for rest and relaxation, \u2063leading to reduced stress\u2063 and\u2063 burnout.<\/p>\n<p>However, this change has \u2062raised concerns\u200b among some parents who now need to arrange childcare\u200d for an extra day. The inconvenience caused by the altered schedule has been\u2063 a topic of debate among parents and \u2064educators alike. While\u2063 schools aim to address teacher retention, they must also consider the needs and concerns of parents.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the potential \u2063benefits, researchers have cautioned\u2062 that the four-day week may only serve as a temporary solution and not address the underlying causes \u200bof stress \u200din the education system. Christopher\u2063 Doss,\u200d a policy researcher at RAND Corporation, emphasizes \u200cthe importance of understanding \u200cthe root causes of \u200dstress,\u2062 such \u200das financial\u2064 constraints and mental\u200d health issues, that teachers and \u2062students face daily.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the \u2063change \u200bto a four-day week comes at a time when\u200b states have reported\u2063 a lag\u200b in academic preparedness among students. \u2064This raises questions about the impact \u2064of reducing instructional\u200b time\u200b on student academic \u200cprogress.<\/p>\n<p>As schools continue to navigate the challenges brought about by the pandemic, it is crucial for educators, policymakers, and parents\u200b to engage\u200c in thoughtful discussions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippi-gov-signs-bill-enacting-level-playing-field-for-electric-vehicle-companies-and-traditional-dealerships\/\" title=\"Mississippi Gov. Signs Bill Enacting Level Playing Field for Electric Vehicle Companies and Traditional Dealerships\">find long-term solutions<\/a> that address the\u2063 various concerns surrounding the implementation \u200cof a four-day week.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed about the latest educational developments by following OAN&#8217;s Chloe\u200b Hauxwell on her journey to \u200breport\u200b on timely educational issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First graders in Oberpleis, Germany, arrived at school with goodie bags for their first day during the pandemic. Schools nationwide are now adopting a four-day week, with hundreds of institutions implementing this change. OAN&#8217;s Chloe Hauxwell reported on this development at 3:22 PM on Monday, September 25, 2023. 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