LIZ WILLEN
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Dear reader,
The lingering days of August fill me with nostalgia, marking a definitive end to summer. Yet my favorite season is gaining new meaning in education, as Hechinger Report stories from various parts of the U.S. show us this week. In Minnesota, Jon Marcus introduces us to college students taking extra classes all summer, while spending 12 hours a week in paid internships so they can shorten the traditional time to a bachelor’s degree from four years to three.
Proof Points columnist Jill Barshay explains research behind the disappointing results from post-pandemic summer school catch-up attempts in eight large school districts around the nation. And Caroline Preston tells us about students who are spending this month learning everything they can about climate change, taking steps to help prevent the heat waves, wildfires, floods and other disasters that have increasingly become part of all of our lives.
Also, in case you missed it, intern Alivia Welch looks at a weeklong camp in Mississippi aimed at helping third graders pass a gateway literacy test that determines promotion to fourth grade. As always, we want to hear what you think as summer winds down. Also, please remind others to sign up for our free newsletters and become a member.
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