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This article discusses confusion over school hours in New York City public schools for tutoring sessions supplied under a teacher's contract. Time changes to school hours under this contract have left many parents frustrated and has caused transportation problems for students. Tutoring sessions will require students struggling academically to stay late after school to work in small groups with teachers. Some parents believe that this system will only help students in schools that do not have problems with overcrowding. New York Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg support the contract, and believe that extra time at the end of the school day for specialized instruction will help struggling students.

This article discusses a teachers' contract in the New York City public schools which will provide failing students extra tutoring time in small groups after school. The contract has met with opposition by some parents of students, who believe that the new contract will only benefit students in schools that have smaller student-to-teacher ratios, which are already performing at higher levels. New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein supports the contract and believes that it will in the best interests of all the children.

The article reports that a provision in New York City's new teacher's contract that will require struggling students to stay for afterschool tutoring is causing confusion and drawing fierce complaints from many parents and educators across the country. Critics of the program say it conflicts with after school events and will add millions to the cost of busing children. Comments from Dan Weisberg, the school system's chief of labor relations, are included.