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A block schedule means students will not attend every class every day. Instead, they’ll have certain classes one day and the rest on another day, allowing for longer, uninterrupted instructional ...

Last month, district administrators proposed ending the block schedule that has let Wayzata students take 16 courses per school year — four courses per quarter with longer class periods each day.

Stillwater Area High School will move to block scheduling next fall, with each student taking four classes one day and three different classes the next. The change will give students more ...