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Summer Learning Loss: A Big Factor In Student's Education

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Summer learning loss is a big factor in student’s education. While students enjoy the few months of relaxation and the time away from the classroom, it may overall be causing them to have some academic consequences. Students lose about two months for math skills and the time off affects students reading and spelling abilities. Students don't just 'not learn' over the summer, they actually forget much of what they have already learned. Summer learning programs and school all year round may be the fix to these problems. Do you remember coming back to school and having a hard time getting back into the flow of things? I do, and I believe in this time we are getting back into school-mode, we could have already learned new things. Over the summer,

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