Changes to four-day school week prompt childcare, hunger concerns

(This story, the second of two parts, was produced with support from the Education Writers Association Reporting Fellowship program. The first story is available here.) When the public schools in Havre moved to a four-day school week this year, the local Boys and Girls Club tried to find creative ways to meet the needs of what they expected to be an influx of students whose families were looking for childcare after school and on Fridays. Tim Brurud, the program’s executive director, shifted hours to accommodate the longer school days Monday through Thursday and was able to pull together