TATUM, N.M. (AP) - Students in Tatum will be in class four days a week when school starts this fall.
Superintendent Buddy Little says the district made the decision to go to a Monday through Thursday schedule this spring, adding 37 minutes to each school day and dropping to a 158-day school year.
Little says studies have shown a four-day week does not hurt student achievement. He also says the district can save between 2 percent and 5 percent of its overall budget because of lower utility costs and fewer school bus runs.
