The Summer of Forgetting

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
After a summer of all play and no work, kids are at risk of losing two months’ worth of learning. YMCA’s Marty Forth and CUNY professor of education Ken Gold explain why – and how kids can use their academic skills during summer break. Plus, is your online identity really anonymous? Ben Smith talks about the recent gag order on his blog, Room 8.

July Is Photo Month: See The Change Pictures!
On Monday we'll talk with some of the participants of our "Change for the Better, Change for the Worse" photo challenge, but you can see all the great submissions we received here.

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