Five for Me: A Survey of Missourians Regarding the Four-day School Week

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By James V. Shuls | Read Time 1 minute minutes

Recently, the Show-Me Institute released a systematic literature review that examined all the best research evidence on four key issues related to four-day school weeks: academic achievement, finances, teacher retention, and parent preferences. The major takeaway from that review was that there is a lack of evidence on the topic.

To help address this lack of evidence, in early October 2023 the Institute contracted with Campaign Marketing Strategies (CMS) to conduct a telephone poll of Missourians regarding their opinions concerning the four-day school week. Click here to read the results and analysis of the survey.

About the Author

James V. Shuls is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Missouri St. Louis. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Phi Delta Kappan, Social Science Quarterly, Education Week, The Rural Educator, Educational Policy, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He earned his Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas. He holds a bachelors degree from Missouri Southern State University and a masters degree from Missouri State University, both in elementary education. Prior to pursuing his doctorate, James taught first grade and fifth grade in southwest Missouri.

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