Summer Programs Keep Kids' Minds Sharp

Summer Programs Keep Kids' Minds Sharp
Cass Bird for TIME

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Summer Advantage operates at a dozen sites across Indiana, serving some 3,100 "scholars," as founder Phalen insists his students be called. He hopes to enroll 100,000 scholars five years from now and to be "part of the cadre that changes the way this country does education."

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