Two years into a four-day school week system in the Independence School District, the ISD school board hopes voters will opt to keep the change in place. Independence schools have been operating on a ...

WELL, WE START WITH COMMITMENT 2025 COVERAGE TONIGHT. VOTERS IN THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL SOON DECIDE ITS FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK. IT IS ON THE BALLOT. GOOD EVENING. I’M BRYA BERRY A YES VOTE ...

Just over half the states in the U.S. have schools that operate on a 4 day/per week schedule. Their numbers continue to climb. It's an effort by schools to attract and retain teachers. Each year, more ...

Camanche Middle and High School kick off a week of hands-on learning and career exploration for students Jan. 5–9 with the area’s first-ever combined J-Term.

Students arrive for the first day of school at a Minnesota elementary school. Four-day school weeks are gaining in popularity, especially in rural districts. But researchers say the evidence on ...

Shortened school weeks are here to stay in Independence — for now. Independence residents voted Tuesday night in favor of the four-day bell schedule implemented by the district in 2023, which is ...

Independence residents will vote in November on whether to renew the district’s four-day school week system for ten years. Google Maps Two years into a four-day school week system in the Independence ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Northeast of Des Moines in central Iowa, the 400-student Collins-Maxwell Community School District is ...