Education News – S. D. Lawrence
“The Minneapolis School District has transformed the concept of summer school from being about remediation to instead focusing on enrichment. While traditional ideas about summer school may be that is a punishment for failing kids, in Minneapolis the stigma is being removed by giving the students high school credit for their work. Tim Post of Minnesota Public Radio reports that the district’s Fast Track Scholar program allows students to earn up to four elective credits during the six week program, which is now in its second year and offers a total of 11 classes.” (more)