# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrdIfKvT92
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19114909-thekansascitystar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-12-27T17:00:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

## Caption

Shortly after the Independence school board voted to transition to a four-day week, another large district near Kansas City has decided to start exploring the idea. 

The Independence district on Dec. 13 became the largest in Missouri to adopt the four-day school week, starting next fall. Now, St. Joseph school officials north of Kansas City are considering making the same move to better attract and retain staff amid ongoing labor shortages — and they’re asking Independence for insight. 

Before the Independence school board voted 6-1 to adopt a four-day week, the condensed school week was exclusive to a growing number of smaller, more rural districts in Missouri. As of the start of this school year, more than a quarter of Missouri school districts had a four-day school week, according to state data.

Get the full story at the link in our bio. #FourDaySchool #MissouriNews #LaborShortage #Education #StJosephMO

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stjosephmo, fourdayschool, education, laborshortage, missourinews

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