The Dreaded Summer Slide and How to Tackle It

Education World - Joel Stice "It’s a safe assumption that [...]

June 3rd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, summer, Summer slide, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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4 ways to tie summer reading to the real world

E-School News - Kathy Powers "Want to hear the story [...]

June 1st, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, English, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Students, summer, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids’ sun safety means ‘slip, slap, slop’

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "Children spend a lot of [...]

April 28th, 2017|Categories: Child Development, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Health, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, summer, Sun Safety, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Breaking up the summer break: Is year-round education good or bad?

CNBC - Erin Barry " It's back-to-school season for much [...]

September 1st, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, summer, Summer slide, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Gail Emms: Don’t just watch the Olympics, have a sporty summer of your own

The Telegraph - Boudicca Fox-Leonard "Gail Emms always thought she [...]

August 14th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Exercise, Fitness, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Sports, summer, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Summer learning loss widens the achievement gap. Here’s how to change that

The Hechinger Report - William Whitaker "Most students celebrate being [...]

August 10th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, summer, Summer program, Summer slide, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Summer and after-school programs can promote social and emotional learning

ED Source - Jennifer Peck and David Plank "When we [...]

July 20th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, summer, Summer camp, Summer slide, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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On Kids And Screens, A Middle Way Between Fear And Hype

NPR Ed - Anya Kamenetz ...a lot of parents are [...]

July 15th, 2016|Categories: Digital Device, Electronic Devices, Family, Parenting, Parents, summer, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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TEEN TALK: Cure for Summer Boredom

WTXL - Christine Souders "Students have been home for little [...]

July 8th, 2016|Categories: Children, Middle School, summer|Tags: Education, School|

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Summer Reading Tips To Prevent ‘Summer Brain Drain’

The Huffington Post - Stephanie Dua and Keith Meacham "Summer’s [...]

July 6th, 2016|Categories: Books, Early Education, Family, Free play, Libraries, Literacy, Low Income, Reading, summer, Summer slide|Tags: Education, School|

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