US Schools Moving To Longer Days, Shorter Weeks

Guest: John Penn, Executive Director of Field Services, Colorado Department of Education As kids head back to class, some schools are considering the trend of shorter weeks. More than 500 school districts in 25 states have at least one school on a four-day week – meaning they take Monday or Friday off and squeeze the week’s instruction into the other four days. Colorado leads the way, with more than half of its school districts on a four-day week.