Should We Extend School?

Through the lens of chronically failing students up for retention, Deirdra Grode wonders how we might rethink

• The school day;
• The school year; and 
• When schooling starts for a child.

As a caveat, she also asks whether dramatic changes to school should be applied solely in high-poverty, wide-gap areas.

In "To Retain or Not to Retain" and "Rethinking How Schools Are Structured," Grode's experiences show that truly serving failing students means exploring solutions outside either traditional retention or social promotion. What's your school doing to serve these students? How are you rethinking school?