So the governor declared this week that he will issue an executive order requiring every school system in the state to start after Labor Day and end before June 15. And Comptroller Franchot was standing beside him cheering. Neither is willing to answer questions about the consequences. Tens of thousands of Maryland families will have to scrape together enough money for one or two more weeks of child care. As a teacher, I had students who would show up at the end of the summer skinnier — because they didn't get enough food over the summer — and like thousands of their peers they will have to wait longer to get the school breakfasts and lunches they rely on. Many kids, particularly kids whose families can't afford fancy summer camps and tutors, will have another two weeks to forget what they learned the previous school year, meaning they have to spend more time in review before learning new material. Spring breaks may disappear. And teachers will be scrambling to prepare kids for AP and high school graduation tests whose dates are fixed in the spring.