The National Education Commission on Time and Learning (NECT&L) is authorized by Public Law 102-62, the Education Council Act of 1991. The Commission is holding a series of hearings across the United States to examine the quality and adequacy of study and learning time of elementary and secondary students. This paper summarizes the evening portion of the second public hearing which focused on the impact of the Murfreesboro Extended School Program on the community. Four panel discussions were conducted, each with question-and-answer sessions. Participants in the first panel discussion included: (1) Jerry Benefield, President and CEO, Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation; (2) Joel Jobe, Managing Partner, Jobe, Turley, and Associates, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and (3) Ralph Vaughn, Executive Director, Rutherford/Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce. The second panel discussion featured: (1) Beth Callaway, League of Women Voters; (2) Beth Atkins, Extension Agent, Urban 4-H, University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service; and (3) Monica Lewis, Director, Extended School, Bedford County Board of Education, Bedford County. Discussants in the third panel discussion included: (1) Jane Williams, Director, Professional Laboratory Experiences, Middle Tennessee State University; (2) Sue Bordine, Assistant Principal, Mitchell-Neilson Elementary School; and (3) Wendy Day Rowell, Extended School Program (ESP) Parent, Mitchell-Neilson Elementary Schools. Becci Bookner, Director, Extended School Program and Community Education, was the featured fourth-panel speaker. (LMI)