Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. Summer slides have their place alongside the swimming pool, ...

School’s out. Summer will soon be here. And with it will come the perennial concern that elementary schoolchildren will forget what they learned during the academic year. Parents and teachers have had ...

Indiana is continuing its Summer Learning Labs program in 2026, giving thousands of Hoosier students free academic support ...

Summer learning loss, also known as the “summer slide,” represents a significant challenge in education where students experience academic regression during extended breaks from formal instruction.

(BCN) — If registration numbers for the San Jose Public Library’s summer learning program and book giveaways are good indicators, the library is seeing a spike in reading interest. The library said ...

It's a sweltering summer day in early July, and 13-year-old Ra'laya Myers is thrilled to be at school in North Philadelphia. "Everybody is like, literally, family here," she says. "It's a safe space." ...