Gaining Ground Helps Students Against the "Summer Slide"

The Sad, Frightening Consequences of Summer Break For Black Kids

Every student experiences learning loss during the summer. Black kids cannot afford to.Read more...

Gaining Ground helps students against the "summer slide"

Gaining Ground is celebrating one year with their Book Bus. The goal is to help address the "summer slide" — where students can lose progress in reading and other skills over the break.

How parents can help their kids avoid the 'summertime slide'

What to KnowThe Senate passed the bill 51-48 over the objections of two Republicans, Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.The measure now goes back to the House, where it will need to be passed again before Trump can sign it into law. The legislation would have a tiny impact on the nation’s rising debt but could have major ramifications for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and U.S. food aid programs abroadTrump fac…

How reading can help prevent the summer slide

Summer vacation gives your child a much-needed break from school routines, which is important. But, at the same time, it can also result in what educators call the summer slide or "brain drain" — a learning gap that opens when…

Say No to “Summer Slide”: Keep Kids Learning with STE

By Heather WenceSeminole Science Charter School PrincipalSummer vacation is in full swing, and your kids may already be feeling the effects of “summer slide”: the gradual loss of academic skills, especially in reading and math, that they gained over the previous year. A range of studies have found that children can lose anywhere from one to three months’ worth of learning over