Have you ever heard the saying "Time is money?" Well, this statement is true and when it comes to school, the saying is right. The economy has seen an increase in inflation and it seems like everything is on the rise. Constantly, people have difficulty finding money. Money is an issue for many, especially for schools facing budget cuts and for high school students seeking opportunities to go to college. Could a solution to this lie in the way a school system's timetable is set? Traditionally, high schools follow a five-day schedule where students attend school for approximately seven to eight hours. Now, due to pressure from the economy, a small percentage of high schools have seen a change in scheduling to a four-day week and the benefits seen from this have been substantial. Debates about the school system have been prevalent since the inception of schools, and like any issue, there are advantages and disadvantages to the four-day school week. Although critics might argue that an extra day without school would be a waste of time, changing the schedule of each high school to the four-day weekly schedule would produce many benefits, including cutting school spending, increasing of academic performance, the opening of job opportunities for high schools. students to earn money and prepare students for college. Education is an incredibly important part of society and is the key to success. Students need to be educated so that they can be a useful member of society. Have you ever wondered how much time and money is invested in education? New America Foundation statistics on the federal education budget show that: “The federal government allocated approximately $135 billion for education in fiscal year 20… middle of paper… s. Network. 23 February 2014. Nuova America Foundation. New America Foundation: Federal Education Budget Project. April 25, 2014. Web. April 26, 2014.Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. and Public Opinion Strategies. (2005). Meeting the challenge: Are high school graduates prepared for college and work? Prepared for Achieve, Inc. Washington, DC: Author.Reeves, Kimberley. “The School Administrator: The Four-Day School Week.” March 1999. AASA: School Superintendents Association. Network. April 4, 2014. Snow, Kate. “Four-Day School Week of Interdistrict Debate.” abcNews. World News, April 14, 2009. Web. February 28, 2014. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2013). The State of Education 2013 (NCES 2013-037), Public School Spending. Yarbrough, R., & Gilman, D. A. (2006, October). From five days to four. Educational leadership, 64(2), 80-85.