Independence residents will vote in November on whether to renew the district’s four-day school week system for ten years. Google Maps Two years into a four-day school week system in the Independence ...

Shortened school weeks are here to stay in Independence — for now. Independence residents voted Tuesday night in favor of the four-day bell schedule implemented by the district in 2023, which is ...

WELL, WE START WITH COMMITMENT 2025 COVERAGE TONIGHT. VOTERS IN THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL SOON DECIDE ITS FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK. IT IS ON THE BALLOT. GOOD EVENING. I’M BRYA BERRY A YES VOTE ...

In an effort to recruit and retain more teachers, the Independence School District transitioned to a four-day school week two years ago. Independence adopted the shorter school week two years ago to ...

Whether the Independence School District can keep its four-day school week after this year is up to voters on Nov. 4. A Missouri law passed last year requires certain school districts to get voter ...

Questa Independent School District is one of more than 40 districts in New Mexico that had a four-day schedule in 2024. (Credit: Anya Petrone Slepyan / The Daily Yonder) This story was produced with ...

Just over half the states in the U.S. have schools that operate on a 4 day/per week schedule. Their numbers continue to climb. It's an effort by schools to attract and retain teachers. Each year, more ...

WELL, WE START WITH COMMITMENT 2025 COVERAGE TONIGHT. VOTERS IN THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL SOON DECIDE ITS FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK. IT IS ON THE BALLOT. GOOD EVENING. I’M BRYA BERRY A YES VOTE ...

Truman High School teacher Shelley Lauber addresses the Independence School Board in 2022 ahead of their vote on a four-day school week. A new Missouri law requires certain school districts to get ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - In December 2022, the Independence school board voted for the school district to move to a four-day school week. On Tuesday, Independence voters affirmed that schedule.