Summer learning loss, also known as the “summer slide,” represents a significant challenge in education where students experience academic regression during extended breaks from formal instruction.

Summer has arrived. For kids, this might mean freedom from schoolwork. But for parents, it can also mean the summer care scramble—the stressful (and expensive) need for working parents to piece ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. Summer slides have their place alongside the swimming pool, ...

Indiana is continuing its Summer Learning Labs program in 2026, giving thousands of Hoosier students free academic support ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Studies show that nearly three-quarters of elementary-age students experience summer learning loss. By the time they reach 5th grade, they can fall behind their class by almost three ...

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Summer learning programs aren’t new, but in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued learning loss and student achievement gaps, these programs are on the rise. “The impacts of the pandemic’s ...

More than 700 Lake County students who took part in a statewide program aimed at preventing summer learning loss showed double-digit gains in math and reading. Their success mirrored other Summer ...

Ector County ISD will have a pared down version of its summer learning program this year. Starting June 2 and running through June 30, it will run throughout most of the summer, depending on grade ...

Indiana's Summer Learning Labs is a free five-week program providing daily reading and math lessons to nearly 12,000 students ...

High-quality reading and math instruction will be available to Hoosier students again this summer through the Summer Learning ...

School may be out for the summer, but there are still ample options for El Paso County students to keep learning in the months ahead. To avoid the dreaded “summer slump,” a term used to describe ...