Discuss “Gas prices rise; school days decrease”

Over the last few weeks, gas prices have increased, though the rise slowed with the introduction of millions of barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and other donor nations. Regardless, communities across the nation are beginning to feel the pressure that higher gas prices are exerting.

These woes have caused some people to think up of ways to save money. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the superintendent of the Brownsville Area School District, Lawrence L. Golembiewski, has come up with an idea that he says could save his district up to $1.2 million a year. His plan is to shorten the school week to four days and make each school day longer for his district, which lies about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh.

The superintendent...