Anna Egalite @annaegalite.bsky.social · 10/06/2026www.educationnext.org/the-quiet-er...educationnext.orgThe Quiet Erosion of the Five-Day School WeekFour-day school weeks attract attention and debate. Traditional calendars packed with student-free weekdays deserve it, too. 000
Anna Egalite @annaegalite.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I wrote about the quiet erosion of the five day school week. Take Wake County Public Schools, for example, where students will experience only two uninterrupted five-day instructional weeks in Sept, Nov, Dec, and Mar next year. I worry we haven't fully considered the costs of this policy choice. 184
