ClassWish

Funding for classrooms has been shrinking for years in this deep-red state as lawmakers have cut taxes, slicing away hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue. Class sizes have ballooned, art and foreign-language programs have shrunk or disappeared, and teacher salaries remain low. Another significant consequence: A shorter school week.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/with-state-budget-in-crisis-many-oklahoma-schools-hold-classes-four-days-a-week/2017/05/27/24f73288-3cb8-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html

With state budget in crisis, many Oklahoma schools hold classes four days a week Ninety-six districts have shortened the school week, nearly triple as many as in 2015.

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/11/when-finnish-teachers-work-in-americas-public-schools/508685/

What Happens When Finnish Educators Teach in America's Public Schools? There are more restrictions to professional freedom in the United States, and the teachers find the school day overly rigid.

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