summer school
noun
: a school or school session conducted in summer enabling students to accelerate progress toward a diploma or degree, to make up credits lost through absence or failure, or to round out professional education
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Remediation needs can be addressed during the school year as opposed to during summer programs, possibly decreasing the need to include summer school in local budgets.
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Amanda Morin, Parents, 23 July 2024
An Evergy outage has affected Grandview High School and the Center for Alternative Instructional Resources, delaying the start of high school summer school sessions, said district superintendent Kenny Rodrequez on X.
Summer school will begin Tuesday at the high schools.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
Most of the strategies proven to work are simple and low-tech, like tutoring and summer school, according to the CRPE report.
—Anna North, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
In Louisiana, for example, just 1 percent of students eligible for a post-pandemic literacy tutoring program actually participated, according to the report, and districts often struggle to get students to enroll in summer school.
—Anna North, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
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Amanda Morin, Parents, 23 July 2024
An Evergy outage has affected Grandview High School and the Center for Alternative Instructional Resources, delaying the start of high school summer school sessions, said district superintendent Kenny Rodrequez on X.
Summer school will begin Tuesday at the high schools.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
Most of the strategies proven to work are simple and low-tech, like tutoring and summer school, according to the CRPE report.
—Anna North, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
In Louisiana, for example, just 1 percent of students eligible for a post-pandemic literacy tutoring program actually participated, according to the report, and districts often struggle to get students to enroll in summer school.
—Anna North, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Summer school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20school. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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