I'm not suggesting that teachers come in early and stay late without additional pay. I'd love to see schools or the state hire staff specifically for these roles. If teachers want the extra work for extra pay, cool. If not, there are other people available. In fact, lots of towns have before and after care already, so these people already exist and are working and being paid. I'm just saying we should try to better integrate them into the standard school offering. The cost of before and after care is high for parents, and the school day hours no longer make sense. The days seem to start between 7 and 9 and end between 2 and 3:30. If you have multiple kids, you might need to be driving back and forth multiple times. The school day seems to have been designed with a stay-at-home mom in mind. Those days are mostly gone. We should rethink the school day like we re-thought women's roles in society, and recognize that both parents are typically working full time these days.