Education Week

The 4-Day School Week: What Research Shows About the Alternative Schedule

A 2023 report examined one of the first metropolitan districts in the nation to adopt a four-day school week, the Brighton ...
EdSource

What research says about 4-day school weeks

An increasing number of school districts are adopting a shortened school week, dropping either Monday or Friday, according to Education Week. As of the 2024-25 academic year, more than 2,100 schools ...

The four‑day week won’t happen overnight, but it could transform how we live and work

A century ago, the five-day working week helped reshape society. It was introduced at scale by industrial pioneers to address ...

People who work longer more likely to be obese - experts call for four day week

International study to be unveiled at European Congress on Obesity suggests working late could be contributing to your ...
Fast Company

How the 4-day workweek allows workers to get more done

Below, co-authors Jared Lindzon and Joe O’Connor share five key insights from their new book, Do More in Four: Why It’s Time for a Shorter Workweek. Joe is the CEO and cofounder of Work Time Reduction ...
Iowa Public Radio

Pass or fail? Midwest families and districts are learning from the 4-day school week

Math teacher Andrew Skinner greets students the week before classes resume at Martensdale-St. Marys in August 2025. Like many Iowa school districts that follow a four-day school week, Martensdale-St.
KGUN 9

TUSD approves four-day school week for Palo Verde

At the April 14 meeting, a parent survey showed support for a four-day school week: 124 strongly agree, 38 agree and 9 neutral out of 186 responses.