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ERIC Number: ED660943
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 73
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Less Is More: The Causal Effect of Four-Day School Weeks on Employee Turnover. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-1035
Aaron J. Ainsworth; Emily K. Penner; Yujia Liu
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
The use of four-day school weeks (4dsw) in the United States has expanded rapidly over the past two decades. Previous work examines the impact of 4dsw on student outcomes, but little research to date examines the effect on school employees even though schools in some locales have adopted 4dsw to recruit and retain staff. This paper examines the effect of 4dsw adoption in Oregon, a state with widespread 4dsw use, on teacher and other school staff retention by leveraging a staggered roll-out of the schedule using a difference-in-differences design. We find that adopting a four-day week increased turnover among teachers, but that turnover among non-teaching staff was largely unaffected. The findings suggest that policymakers interested in implementing 4dsw for improved school employee retention should exercise caution and be attentive to the full set of incentives offered to staff.
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Oregon
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD094007