summer school
noun
: a school or school session conducted in summer enabling students to accelerate progress toward a diploma or degree, to make up credits lost through absence or failure, or to round out professional education
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Just last summer, WJZ reported that a 6-year-old kindergartener with special needs was mistakenly placed on a school bus after the first day of summer school at Pleasant Plains Elementary School.
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Susan Young, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
The 3,000 who were retained are now expected to receive additional support and tutoring while in school, as well as possibly attending summer school.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
The 2025-26 Jayhawks, who practiced and played regular pickup games all of June and July while enrolled in summer school, have been practicing up to four hours a week since the start of the school year (Aug. 18) in accordance with NCAA rules.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Get your own personalized summer school diploma here.
—Robert Smith, NPR, 27 Aug. 2025
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Susan Young, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
The 3,000 who were retained are now expected to receive additional support and tutoring while in school, as well as possibly attending summer school.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
The 2025-26 Jayhawks, who practiced and played regular pickup games all of June and July while enrolled in summer school, have been practicing up to four hours a week since the start of the school year (Aug. 18) in accordance with NCAA rules.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Get your own personalized summer school diploma here.
—Robert Smith, NPR, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for summer school
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“Summer school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20school. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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