Laurin Bremerich & Daniel Rohde About the Authors: Laurin Bremerich is a research assistant at TU Dortmund University and at the Institute for Theory and Empirical Research in Social Sciences (ITES). His work focuses on all-day education in primary schools, with a particular emphasis on understanding and analyzing quality in all-day educational settings. Daniel Rohde is a research assistant at the University of Hildesheim. In his work, he deals with various topics related to

About the Author: Dr. Amreen Thompson is the Associate Director of Research and Evaluation at Partnerships in Education and Resilience ( PEAR ). In addition to her research and evaluation training, Amreen also has practical, classroom experience through her work as a secondary science teacher. For decades, extended education, after-school programs, summer learning, enrichment initiatives, youth organizations, sports, robotics clubs, and the arts, has shaped young people’s liv

About the Author: Angélica López-Cuevas is an international consultant and applied researcher focused on social impact evaluation, labor markets, education, and corporate social responsibility in Mexico. Across Latin America—particularly in Mexico—public debate about the “extended school day” has gotten stuck on the how (funding, schedules, kitchens, facilities) and lost sight of the why: securing better life trajectories. Evidence shows that lengthening the school day —even