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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Leal said summer school enrollment dipped by nearly 10%, which the district attributed to fears over immigration enforcement.
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Other parents who can afford it still feel the stress of finding summer child care, as slots for camps and summer schools fill up long before summer begins.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The learning labs support five weeks of free or low-cost summer school during June and July for rising students in first through ninth grades.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
Making the Most of Free Time Vanessa Gordon, mom of two and Hamptons travel and lifestyle expert, explains that her daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, and summer school was offered complementarily by the school.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 28 July 2025
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Other parents who can afford it still feel the stress of finding summer child care, as slots for camps and summer schools fill up long before summer begins.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The learning labs support five weeks of free or low-cost summer school during June and July for rising students in first through ninth grades.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
Making the Most of Free Time Vanessa Gordon, mom of two and Hamptons travel and lifestyle expert, explains that her daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, and summer school was offered complementarily by the school.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 28 July 2025
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“Summer school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20school. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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