Leveling the Playing Field: The Promise of Extended Learning Opportunities and Supports for Youth 

By Heidi Harris Lemmel and Robert Rothman

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There is a growing realization that reaching our goal of ensuring that all young people can graduate from any public high school with competitive, marketable skills will require high-quality educational opportunities both during and beyond the school day. The inequities in educational opportunities in schools have been well documented. But the significant gaps within school-day learning opportunities tell only part of the story. There are larger gaps outside the proverbial schoolhouse in the kinds of supplemental services that are essential for young people to develop the “capital” needed to succeed.

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