Schools Prepare for Summer Enrichment Programs

Jun 4, 2021, 5:29 PM

(From The Hechinger Report) Schools across the country, concerned about children falling behind academically and bolstered by additional federal funding, are turning to summer school and enrichment programs to shore up students’ skills before they start the new school year. For instance, in North Carolina, school districts are now required to provide at least 150 hours of in-person learning for students whose education suffered under distance learning. But while schools’ ambitions are high, teacher burnout, staff shortages, and ongoing health and safety concerns present a new round of challenges. Education experts hope that the latest round of federal dollars allocated for after-school and summer learning programs will help schools overcome these hurdles.