ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss School Districts Shortening School Week Due to Stretched Budgets.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: Instead of getting rid of extracurricular activities, the Webster school district in western Kentucky decided to shorten the school week from five to four days to alleviate a stretched school budget, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . The school day will be extended by 30 minutes and for eight weeks students will have a five-day school week to prepare for assessment tests. A 2002 survey by The National School Boards Association showed school systems in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , Oregon, South Dakota South Dakota (dəkō`tə), state in the N central United States. It is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), and Wyoming and Montana (W). , Wisconsin and Wyoming have also shortened the school week to save money. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Jon Bower has over 20 years of experience in the education and high-tech communities and can discuss issues including school budgets. As president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Lexia, he works with approximately 10,000 schools across the United States. Jon is also the chairman of the Massachusetts Partnership for Achievement in Reading (PAR), which provides professional development for K-3 educators and aims to improve children's early reading skills - this is the type of early intervention ear·ly intervention n. Abbr. EI A process of assessment and therapy provided to children, especially those younger than age 6, to facilitate normal cognitive and emotional development and to prevent developmental disability or delay. critical to countering illiteracy. PR Contact: Jessica Edreich 617-227-0012 ext. 229 jedreich@thecastlegrp.com Dr. Diedre L. Badejo, of the University of Louisville See also
1. ^ [1] 2. ^ [2] URL accessed on June 8 2006 3. , can share his insight regarding educational reform. 502-852-5505 502-852-5555 (University PR Phone) Professor James H. Borland, of Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, is an expert regarding school restructuring and reform. 212-678-3801 212-854-1754 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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