We are behind

Should students be going to school longer? I think the school day is too short, the school week is too short and the school year is too short. And I worry particularly about poor children — children who don't have two parents at home, children who don't have a household full of books. You look at all the creative schools that are getting dramatically better results. The common denominator of all of them is they're spending more time, doing more after school, doing more on Saturdays, doing more over the summer. The other big issue is that ultimately if we don't do more time, our kids are at a competitive disadvantage. Kids in India, China are going to school 25% to 30% more than students here.

-Annie