Article: Elk River schools OK 4-day week; District is 2nd to act after budget is cut.(NEWS)

Byline: Pamela Miller; Staff Writer

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Elk River schools will go to a four-day week next year, becoming the second Twin Cities suburban school district to make that drastic move in the face of multimillion-dollar budget problems.

The district's action, coming a week after Osseo-area schools approved a four-day week for next year, is another sign of the dramatic belt-tightening sweeping through metro-area school districts, many of which saw requests for excess levies rejected by voters on Nov. 6.

Unlike in the Osseo district, where a school board vote on the four-day week may be reviewed and revised, Elk River's decision ...

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