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Financial woes afflict summer school
- 06-25-2010
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By Erik W. Robelen/Education Week
With summer having officially arrived this week, children are heading to camp, the beach, the pool, and in some cases, back to the classroom for the dreaded summer school. If it’s available, that is. Amid difficult budgetary times, many school districts have scaled back, or even largely eliminated, their summer school offerings. Though no national data are available on the scope of the situation, examples span the country, from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Colorado Springs, Colo., and Harrisburg, Pa. At the same time, however, some districts are actually ramping up—and even reinventing—summer programming for student. (more...)
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