Thoughts About Extended Day and Summer School

"It's incumbent on schools to ensure that very nearly 100% of the school's day instruction is appropriate to each child's needs. I would argue that creating after-school or summer school programs is professionally unethical unless we are absolutely sure that all children receive optimal instruction all year long during the regular school day. All of us need to focus our primary efforts on ensuring that children have access to high-quality teaching in their classrooms before we consider adding extended-time interventions." -Richard Allington (2006)