Schools around the country are switching to a shorter week because of teacher shortages — and local schools could be next. A change in a public school code that Governor Josh Shapiro signed at the end of last year now allows for four-day school weeks in Pennsylvania. Channel 11′s Jennifer Tomazic will show you the […]
Missouri lawmakers on Thursday approved a sweeping education bill that requires voters to decide whether large school districts can shift to four-day school weeks, raises teacher pay and expands a scholarship program for students to attend private or charter schools. The bill, which passed the Missouri House on a vote of 82 to 69, now […]
Lucas Jackson/Reuters US stocks slumped on Wednesday, led by a sharp decline in tech stocks. The major indexes fell throughout the day, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq down more than 1%. Investors are grappling with the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates after comments from Powell on Wednesday. US stocks slid on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 […]
Students in Pennsylvania public school districts could go to school just four days a week. Legislation signed into law in December amended the Pennsylvania School Code to eliminate the requirement for a minimum 180 school days providing 900 or more instruction hours each academic year. Districts now can choose between 180 school days and hourly […]
More employers are exploring concepts like a four-day workweek but what many people want is flexibility.onetime/Getty Images Let’s have a day! Travel for summer vacations is shaping up to be brutal. United Airlines asked pilots to take unpaid leave next month due to issues at Boeing. And JetBlue’s checked bag fees might change depending on […]
Luckily, the rain we are experiencing this week is expected to dissipate by Friday morning, bringing sunny skies to the area all weekend and just in time for the solar eclipse. Friday should be partly sunny with a high of 48 degrees in the afternoon and a low of 38 degrees in the evening. Saturday […]
‘There’s no playbook for this’: This CEO cut employee salaries by 20% and implemented a 4-day workweek to avoid layoffs and save the company — here’s what happened See if you can follow this workplace math: 40 hours – 8 hours – 20% pay = 1. Translation: For a Canadian purchasing software company, reducing an […]
LOS ANGELES – Get ready not to see the sun for a while, the National Weather Service is warning Californians. The stark message comes shortly before two to three storms are expected to hit Southern California, bringing the potential for significant rain, gusty winds, and a slight chance of thunderstorms over four days, beginning over […]