To provide demonstration grants to secondary schools for the purpose of extending the length of the academic year at such schools.

Directs the Secretary of Education to provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend the length of the academic year for three consecutive years at such schools to at least 200 academic days, with each such day consisting of at least seven hours of actual instruction.

Requires selection, to the extent practicable, of schools that: (1) have a high percentage of students from single-parent homes or homes where both parents work; (2) are located in economically depressed communities with high percentages of individuals with alcohol and other drug abuse problems and individuals involved in gang activities; and (3) are equitably distributed among various regions and among rural and urban areas.

Directs the Secretary to study and report on the effects of such academic year extension.

Authorizes appropriations.