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Yarbrough, Rachel; Gilman, David Alan – Educational Leadership, 2006
Facing financial difficulties, the Webster County Public School System in rural Kentucky implemented a four-day school week to save money on transportation and staffing. The district's research in the experience of other rural districts had indicated that such a calendar change could increase efficiency and also yield some unexpected benefits.…
Descriptors: Counties, School Schedules, Rural Education, Rural Schools
Patterson, Carol L.; Ramsey, Byra; Womack, Sid T. – Online Submission, 2005
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the extent to which students in a rural Arkansas school district felt that bullying existed in their school. One hundred seventh grade students and 150 eighth grade students in a middle school were surveyed by a Likert questionnaire of ten items. Measures were taken to insure that students of all…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 7, Peer Relationship, Prevention