But the bulk of the additional instructional time happened before the 2001 passage of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, with its new
demands for academic progress, and the students who most needed extra time weren't always the ones to get it.
While the
demand is growing
for school choice, parents continue to show overwhelming satisfaction with the program
for the seventh straight year, with 95 percent of parents reporting they are happy with their child's
academic progress.