4-Day Schools Become Talking Point

Idaho’s four-day schools have become a talking point in this fall’s elections — to the chagrin of at least two superintendents that use a four-day instruction calendar. They say the four-day schools are getting an unfair rap for slashing instruction time, and for compromising quality. “I understand why it’s out there in the political discussion, because it’s a quick soundbite,” Shoshone School District Superintendent Rob Waite said last week. It has certainly been a recurring campaign theme. GOP Gov. Butch Otter and Democratic opponent A.J. Balukoff have both expressed concerns about the four-day schedules, now commonplace in more than 40 rural districts/ Kevin Richert , IdahoED NEWS. More here.

Question: Would you want your children in a school that meets four days a week?