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Stop Summer Learning Loss
What is Summer Learning Loss and what can parents do to stop it?
From Doug Haynes
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Editors’ note: The bottom of this release contains tips to help parents keep kidssharp over the summer from the National Center for Summer Learning at TheJohns Hopkins University. Tips can be reprinted verbatim.
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[NAME OF PROGRAM] in [CITY] is hosting [DETAILSABOUT YOUR EVENT, INCLUDING VIP’S IN ATTENDANCE. ALSO PROVIDEBRIEF BACKGROUND ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM.][INSERT QUOTE SOMETHING LIKE THIS:] “If kids aren’t learning over thesummer, they fall behind academically,” says [NAME OF PROGRAMDIRECTOR], [TITLE]. “Quality summer learning program help kids get aheadwhile they explore new talents and discover the joy of learning something new.Students need extra time for learning, and quality summer programs offer that.”During the week of July 6, cities around the country will hold events to raiseawareness of the importance of high-quality summer learning opportunities in thelives of youth and their families. The week’s activities will culminate with Summer Learning Day on July 9, an annual national event organized by the NationalCenter for Summer Learning to focus attention on how quality summer learningprograms help close the achievement gap and promote healthy development.In [NAME OF CITY], [NAME OF PROGRAM] will [DESCRIBE YOUR SUMMERLEARNING DAY ACTIVITY/EVENT.] Summer Learning Day is sponsored by theNational Center for Summer Learning at The Johns Hopkins University.(www.summerlearning.org)This year, [PROGRAM NAME] joins summer learning advocates from across thecountry urging local school districts to spend some of the $100 billion for education in President Obama’s economic reinvestment and recovery packageon summer learning programs. “The president has approved an unprecedentedinvestment in education,” said Ron Fairchild, executive director of the NationalCenter for Summer Learning. “Summer learning programs are a proveneducational innovation that will close the achievement gap. This is a historic
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