"Wait, do you work in Narnia?"
"I was confused on why they're going viral," she tells TODAY.com. "Because to me, it was just normal."
"We still get paid very similar to the districts that are around us," White explains. "Every single time it's hiring season, I've had friends that are like, 'Put my name in there immediately! I want the four-day week, even if I have to take a pay cut.'"
A small Texas school district adopted a four-day school week, holding classes Tuesday through Thursday. The district starts the year with five-day weeks in August, shifts to four-day weeks after Labor Day, and briefly returns to five-day weeks in April for state testing. Each school day was lengthened by 25 minutes, and teachers must report one Monday per month for professional development, planning, or grading. Annual school days changed from 180 to 172. The district cited teacher retention, flexibility, improved student attendance, and reduced substitute needs; early hiring interest increased.
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