In this issue of the Oklahoma Education Journal, author Emily Morton of the American Institutes for Research explores four-day school weeks. The practice has mainly expanded among rural districts. But what is known about the effects of four-day schedules? Morton presents her research on educational outcomes and school finance in four-day districts.
Also in this issue, Associate Professor Timothy Ford provides an authoritative review of research-informed strategies that schools can use to strengthen teacher retention. Assistant Professor Elizabeth Zumpe tackles the new book Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania are Ruining Kids’ Sports. And finally, this issue covers the work of Tony Dearman, the longest-serving director of the federal government’s Bureau of Indian Education.
Associate Professor Daniel Hamlin serves as the editor-in-chief of the Oklahoma Education Journal, with Ford and professors Curt Adams and Beverly Edwards-Poteet.
The Oklahoma Education Journal highlights research based in Oklahoma in its Relevant Evidence features and offers neutral syntheses of national research on education issues affecting Oklahoma’s schools in Research Review articles. Each issue profiles leaders in the state by exploring innovative programs unfolding in our state’s schools. In Point-Counterpoint features, contributors present well-reasoned arguments on opposing sides of a policy debate. Journal contributors also produce legal analyses, book reviews, school health and wellness features, and updates on state education news, events and resources.
