Education Week is reporting that "Language in the federal education spending bill for fiscal 2011 would raise funding for a key after-school program, but also open the door to using that money to expand the school day and year—a move that has some after-school advocates worried" (Read the full article).

What's your take on this issue? Will an expanded school day increase student achievement? Should the federal government be involved in this issue?

Contact your federal representatives about this issue and tell NAESP's Advocacy and Government Relations team what you think.