It's possible that four day week without a drop in pay did attract more experienced teachers. In 2025, the number of ...

American teachers work an average of 53 hours per week, seven more than the average working adult, yet 84% report that more time or resources to individualise instruction would be highly impactful for ...

The Texas Tribune - As a small rural district with a small budget, Woodson Independent School District struggled to compete for teachers with its larger urban peers in North Texas. “Better the teacher ...

The little ways that work seeps into teachers’ personal lives—and the strictures that make it harder for teachers to deal with personal issues during the school day—may increase teachers’ stress and ...

As a small rural district with a small budget, Woodson Independent School District struggled to compete for teachers with its larger urban peers in North Texas. “Better the teacher, the better the ...

Casey Adams, superintendent of the Woodson Independent School District, poses for a portrait at the Woodson ISD library on July 28, 2025. The district adopted a four-day school week model in 2019.

Donate today to help sharpen the Tribune’s education reporting on policy, funding and outcomes because what happens in Texas schools affects all of us. As a small rural district with a small budget, ...