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I had heard that Oklahoma was allowing a four day school week, but I did not realize it was nearly 20% of their schools.

The article " With state budget in crisis, many Oklahoma schools hold classes four days a week" says "Of 513 school districts in Oklahoma, 96 have lopped Fridays or Mondays off their schedules — nearly triple the number in 2015 and four times as many as in 2013. An additional 44 are considering cutting instructional days. . . ."

The article goes on to say the Newcastle school saved "about $110,000 out of its $12 million annual budget, savings that equal more than two teachers. The savings come mostly from shutting off building utilities on Fridays and from using less diesel fuel to run buses. Teacher salaries — the bulk of any district's cost — didn't change."

Holy crap! They just save less than 1% of the budget!

Teacher salaries were not impacted, because Oklahoma is already forty-ninth in pay and they are using the four day...See More
Long Time Lurker And now, they have less to do the job : )
Jun 21, 2017
EasTexSteve Oklahoma has the same problem Texas had at one time. That is, more individual school districts than it needs. The average district area in Texas is 260 sq miles, while in Oklahoma it's 136 sq miles. The state of Oklahoma is finding out this can be expensive. Many of these districts need to consolidate so they can cut their expenses.
Jun 21, 2017


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