This school year, 1 in 4 districts in Missouri will be in class only four days a week. The trend has grown quickly over the past decade.
Jon Turner is an associate professor in the College of Education at Missouri State University. He researches rural school districts and the four-day school week.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Kate Grumke spoke with Turner about the many factors that have caused the rise in the four-day week.
This interview has been edited for clarity and condensed.
Kate Grumke: What types of school districts are making this switch?
Jon Turner: You know, originally, back when this became an option in the state of Missouri 13 years ago, the schools that were adopting the four-day school week were typically very small, very rural school districts. But now here, especially in the last few years, you’re seeing larger and larger school…
