Summer Learning Loss

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
When kids don't use it, they lose it, according to the YMCA Center for Summer Learning. The YMCA's Marty Forth explains why kids lose math and reading skills over the summer, and what can be done to prevent it. College of Staten Island professor of education Ken Gold chimes in to talk about summer's place in American public education.

Do you think kids would be better off with year-round schooling? Comment below!

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