Families and students highly value extra time from the four-day week, and stakeholders report high satisfaction¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Families and students reported highly valuing the extra time the 4dsw allowed them to spend together, and stakeholders overall experienced high levels of satisfaction with the model. → M. Rebecca Kilburn 2021

Evidence¶

M. Rebecca Kilburn 2021¶

M. Rebecca Kilburn, Andrea Phillips, Celia Gomez, Louis Mariano, Christopher Doss, Wendy Troxel, Emily Morton, Kevin Estes. (2021). Does four equal five? Implementation and outcomes of the four-day school week. NWEA Research report. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/does-four-equal-five-implementation-and-outcomes-of-the-four-day-school-week/ doi:10.7249/rr-a373-1

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Qualitative and survey data from the multi-state 4dsw study. The report states "Families and students reported highly valuing the extra time" and that stakeholders "experienced high levels of satisfaction with the 4dsw."

"Families and students reported highly valuing the extra time that the 4dsw allowed them to spend together, and the data showed that, overall, stakeholders experienced high levels of satisfaction with the 4dsw."

Discussion¶

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