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Posted: 10:39 AM Jun 12, 2008
Schools Districts Considering Four-Day Weeks
Some Kentucky school districts are considering four-day instructional weeks to combat the rising cost of bus fuel.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Some Kentucky school districts are considering four-day instructional weeks to combat the rising cost of bus fuel.
The Lexington Herald-Leader quoted Kentucky School Board member Kaye Baird as saying schools are trying to save every way they can.
The board was meeting in Frankfort.
Baird and Associate Education Commissioner Larry Stinson said districts must be careful to get the required 177 days of instruction completed in each school year.
Webster County schools and the Jenkins Independent Schools in Letcher County have been on a four-day schedule for the past few years.
Both lengthened their school days so students receive the required number of hours of instruction.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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how can I find out the teacher pay in different KY school districts?
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It is a proven fact that people are not as productive in the last hour of the day as they were in the first hour. Ask someone who has been assigned to twelve hour days. Also learning is not as successful when you are tired from working or spending long hours reading and studying. Test yourself. Children and adults need time to achieve at the highest level. More hours added to the length of the day will not be as successful in educating children. check the resultss of studies done by factories to increase production of products and of learning the knowledge necessary to be successful. Don't just jump on the bandwagon because it sounds good. Think first. The lives of our children and their future deserves more.
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