Math teacher Andrew Skinner greets students the week before classes resume at Martensdale-St. Marys in August 2025. Like many Iowa school districts that follow a four-day school week, Martensdale-St.
Students at the Shawmont School aren’t just mastering academics; they’re learning to take responsibility. With nearly 427 students, the K-8 school blends creative incentives, dedicated teachers and ...
A yellow school bus flashes its headlights. Before his Iowa school district switched to a four-day week, Jayce Moody often wandered away from his kindergarten and first-grade classrooms. Sometimes, he ...