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Summer school is increasingly important for students, but where are the teachers?

Jun 20, 2022
With many teachers exhausted by the demands of the pandemic, it's harder for school districts to recruit them for summer work.
Summer school programs can be helpful for students whose education was disrupted by COVID. But finding educators willing to work this summer is easier said than done.
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Teens are too focused on summer school to work summer jobs

Jul 8, 2019
Teens haven't returned to the workforce after being pushed out by the recession a decade ago.
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Gentrification summer camp in changing neighborhoods

Aug 13, 2014
10-year-old Ayanna Lee on debt: "That’s like basically having no social life.”

Online summer school: It's still school

Aug 6, 2013
School budget cuts are wiping out traditional summer school programs, so more students are turning to the web.

The summer learning slide

Jun 21, 2012
Students often lose academic ground in summer, and state budget cuts are making things worse.

Rebranding summer school

Jun 20, 2012
No more summer of forgetting: To keep kids from losing what they've learned during the year, cities and school districts are rethinking summer school.