UM Professors Research 4-Day Schools, Student Impacts
NBC 猎奇重口 recently published an article about the findings from a comprehensive study on the performance of students at four-day schools compared to five-days schools.
The UM Phyllis J. Washington College of Education Department of Educational Leadership faculty conducted the research among smaller 猎奇重口 schools due to the majority of them operating on a four-day school week.
"The research shows schools in four-day weeks pay more in maintenance, instruction and transportation, while schools with five-day weeks had higher rated proficiencies in standardized testing for every grade."