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Thompson, Paul N.; Tomayko, Emily J.; Gunter, Katherine B.; Schuna, John, Jr. – Education Economics, 2022
Four-day school week schedules are being adopted with increasing frequency, particularly in rural areas. In this paper, we consider the academic implications of students in Oregon attending a four-day school week for the first time when they enter high school. We find 11th grade math achievement in 0.09 standard deviations lower among four-day…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, School Schedules, Time Factors (Learning)
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Guth, Douglas J. – Community College Journal, 2017
In 2012, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) released a report stating, in no uncertain terms, that "the American dream is imperiled." Data supporting this declaration highlighted a sagging economy and a record number of Americans who had fallen into poverty. A product of the 21st-Century Commission on the Future of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Time to Degree, Graduation