Like anyone could find that job

ABC News has a filler-fluff piece about working parents trying to get jobs that work around their students' school schedule. Nice idea, but let's be honest: nearly every parent would want this shift and businesses can't just change their entire culture to accommodate. If these positions were to be open, competition for them would be even more fierce than normal-hours jobs. It's a pipe dream.

Here's a better idea: instead of school running from 7:00 until 2:00, it can run from 9 to 6 with the last two hours of the day reserved for sports, music, extra-curricular, or tutoring activities. The 7 to 2 school day we have is just as archaic and just as useless as the August to June school year. Yes, there would be some added discrete costs but the overall costs would diminish - parents would spend less on extending the school day then on after-school child care and costs for after-school activities would be reduced. Plus the added benefits would greatly outweigh the costs - students who start class at 9 will be awake and ready to learn; participation in sports, music, and extra-curricular activities have proven to increase academic achievement; school-sponsored tutoring would be more easily available; and, the after-school trouble-making time, when students are least supervised and most likely to break the law, have sex, or use drugs, would be eliminated.

Back-to-School Work Hours for Parents
ABC News

Back to school means a desire or need to go back to work for many parents, but doing so with a flexible schedule - ideally one with hours that mirror the school day - makes life much easier for many families.

A growing group of major employers like Aflac, Cleveland Clinic, Container Store, IKEA, Met Life, among others, have implemented school shifts for full-time positions.

Yet, the reality is these are highly coveted positions that still require a proactive approach to finding them and getting hired.