Could Massachusetts Schools Adopt A 4-Day Week?

By Chris Tanaka, CBS Boston

September 7, 2023

WESTBORO - The buses are buzzing, the kids are marching, and parents are exhaling. Unmistakably, school is back. "Yeah, we're excited," said one parent in Westboro.

We're all getting back into the routine with a soft landing. Labor Day means a four-day school week. But what if they were all this way? "I'd love it. I'd support it, 100%," said another.

It's happening a lot more than you may think. In 26 states, some 900 districts consisting of roughly 2,100 schools are already using the four-day model. Dr. Dale Herl's model is one of them.

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