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EDITORIAL: Schools must adjust to changing rules

| March 22, 2024 1:00 AM

The longtime leader of Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy presides over the best high school in Idaho and one of the best public schools in the nation. So when Dan Nicklay says, adamantly and unapologetically, that Charter and the five-day school week are inseparable, his words carry weight.

Was his recent letter notifying Charter parents of that position a recruiting tool? Well, it can’t hurt to show how you and the competition differ. Post Falls School District switched to a four-day week, and under financial pressure Coeur d’Alene is considering the same or a hybrid four-/five-day school week.

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