WICHITA — The Wichita Board of Education has shortened the school year while adding 30 minutes of class to each day.
The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1X83krT ) reports that students will begin classes later in the fall, finish earlier next May and have 15 fewer school days under the calendar approved by the board with a 5-1 vote Monday night.
Board member Joy Eakins voted against the measure, saying that outsourcing the district’s custodial ...