Four-day school weeks have no detectable effect on disciplinary incident types other than bullying and fighting¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The 4-day school week shows no detectable causal effect on disciplinary incident types other than bullying and fighting. → Emily Morton 2022

Evidence¶

Emily Morton 2022¶

Emily Morton. (2022). Effects of 4-day school weeks on older adolescents: Examining impacts of the schedule on academic achievement, attendance, and behavior in high school. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737221097420

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The Oklahoma difference-in-differences analysis of disciplinary incidents during school finds "no detectable effect on other incident types" beyond bullying and fighting. No effect sizes or test statistics are printed in the available text.

"Results indicate that 4-day school weeks decrease per-pupil bullying incidents by approximately 39% and per-pupil fighting incidents by approximately 31%, but have no detectable effect on other incident types, ACT scores, or attendance."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Four-day school weeks decrease per-pupil bullying incidents among high school students by approximately 39% — related
• Four-day school weeks decrease per-pupil fighting incidents among high school students by approximately 31% — related
• Four-day school weeks have no detectable effect on high school attendance — related
• Four-day school weeks have no detectable effect on high school students' ACT scores — related
• School closures severed longstanding social connections, producing grief and us-vs-them dynamics, with increased student fights and bullying especially in the first transition year — reports the opposite
• Students on the four-day school week have lower English language arts and math test scores over time than peers on five-day schedules — related