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Summer learning programs help students catch up, but they aren’t always accessible. kate_sept2004 via Getty Images

Schools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies

By targeting specific students, removing barriers and involving families and communities, school districts can make summer learning more accessible to students who need it.
Before going out, instead of doing the planning yourself, ask your child to help plan or map out the route, read a map, decide what to pack and check and prepare for the weather. (Pexels/RDNE Stock project)

7 everyday ways to foster children’s math and literacy skills to avoid ‘summer slide’ learning loss

Any activity that you and your child enjoy can be educational, sometimes with just small tweaks.
Educators debate whether kids lose too much over the summer break. Westend61/Getty Images

Will COVID-19 be the death of summer vacation?

School closings due to COVID-19 could prompt school districts to try to make up for lost time during the summer. An education scholar explores the pros and cons of that scenario.
Just because they’re not at school, doesn’t mean they can’t learn something. Shutterstock

How to prevent your child’s summer brain drain

5As Allan Sherman and Lou Bousch once said, in their famous parody song about the fictional Camp Granada, camp is very entertaining. And they say we’ll have some fun if it stops raining Unlike our North…

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