Data from a national poll show that a third of families with school-age children enrolled at least one child in a summer program in 2013. That is an increase from five years earlier, when only a quarter of families had enrolled their children in summer programs.
During a visit to P.S. 154 in the South Bronx on Tuesday, New York City Chancellor Carmen Fariña said she was impressed by the city’s newest summer learning program and hopes to continue it next year.
Across the city, summer recreational programs were trying to incorporate reading into their activities this summer.
A new promotion policy has led to a 29-percent decline in summer school enrollment in Chicago, but officials say students who would have gone to summer school under the old policy will still get targeted academic help next year.
An assistant principal explains how she’s seen a “tale of two cities” play out across schools—and how parents could help.
Summer slide, or summer learning loss, is a big problem in Philadelphia. There are attempts this summer at a coordinated citywide effort to address it.
The Notebook is producing a seven-part multimedia series about summer learning loss in Philadelphia. Here’s why.
For about 55 Denver incoming high school freshman, the idea of using engineering software and a 3-D printer to transform their drawings into three-dimensional models seemed daunting. A summer camp aims to help them realized that despite their initial nervousness, they can achieve seemingly unreachable goals — including succeeding in college.
Sharpe’s summer program is one of about 30 summer enrichment, intervention, or speciality camps that Shelby County Schools are running this summer.
As New York City pushes to expand out-of-school time programming for middle schoolers, a summer camp with a mixed record will grow significantly next month.