Eighth-grade teacher Caleb Pitts greets his students on the first day of school at Nowlin Middle School in Independence in 2022, the last year before the district switched to a four-day week. Emily ...

Some districts say the four-day schedule helps attract and retain teachers. For most of her teaching career, Jean Schneider, a high school business teacher in Colorado, said she often had to choose ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. The concept of a 4-day workweek isn’t new, but with the ...

A rising number of districts are shortening their school weeks to attract and keep teachers. But a new study suggests four-day schedules might become a victim of their own popularity. Andrew Camp, a ...