The Effects of the Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
No consistent evidence that the four-day week improves teacher recruitment or retention, even among the earliest adopters.
Andrew M. Camp
Rigorous Evidence for Education Policy
I am a quantitative researcher studying teacher labor markets, school finance, and social science research methods.
Research Scientist, Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Recent Research
All researchNo consistent evidence that the four-day week improves teacher recruitment or retention, even among the earliest adopters.
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Immigration enforcement actions cause a substantial and persistent rise in absences among foreign-born students: a 37 percent increase in the daily probability of being absent.