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What is Smarter Summers?

Smarter Summers is a groundbreaking, $11.5 million project of the Walmart Foundation and the National Summer Learning Association to provide more than 20,000 slots in high-quality summer learning programs for middle-school students, along with healthy summer meals, and opportunities for physical activity.
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  • All young people experience summer learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer.
  • Kids score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer than on the same tests at the beginning of summer.
  • Regardless of income, most kids lose about two months of grade level math skills during the summer months.
  • Low income students are more likely than their middle class counterparts to lose reading and spelling skills; up to two months in reading achievement loss during summer.

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