Scholars are learning hands-on skills in summer school this year. Research tells us summer programs that make learning fun and concentrate on math and reading literacy help students reverse the summer slide of lost academic progress and actually advance academically while engaging in enjoyable summer activities. So, how about making a TV news show! Check […]
Charleston Promise Neighborhood designs and manages summer instruction through its Expanded Learning Time program that helps students advance academically and avoid the Summer Slide, the process by which students, particularly those from low-income homes, lose ground academically during the summer as their minds sit idle. This summer, Charleston Promise Neighborhood manages two summer learning programs, […]
In today’s educational environment, schools, administrators and teachers are pressed to improve student test scores. When individual students act out, it diverts the focus of the teacher and can derail progress for the day. Behavioral specialists, sometimes called student concern specialists, assist teachers by removing disruptive students from the classroom and working with them […]