Aligning the school day with the work day would be a huge benefit to working parents, especially women and super especially single moms. Everything about the way school is set up STILL assumes one parent is always free to pick up/have conferences motherjones.com/politics/201…

It gets worse: In my kids' district, there aren't enough busses for each level…so the high schools start early, then middle schools about an hour later, and elementary schools an hour after that. So after school activities are staggered all over, and HS kids get up before dawn.