Summer Programs Keep Kids' Minds Sharp

Summer Programs Keep Kids' Minds Sharp
Cass Bird for TIME

Three R's
Students at the Parks & People Foundation's SuperKids Camp at the Baltimore School of the Arts listen during an instruction period. A recent study concluded that, on average, all students lose about a month of progress in math skills each summer, while low-income students slip as many as three months in reading comprehension behind middle-income students.

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