How Reading Can Help Prevent the Summer Slide

How parents can help their kids avoid the 'summertime slide'

What to KnowThe Senate passed the bill 51-48 over the objections of two Republicans, Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.The measure now goes back to the House, where it will need to be passed again before Trump can sign it into law. The legislation would have a tiny impact on the nation’s rising debt but could have major ramifications for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and U.S. food aid programs abroadTrump fac…

How reading can help prevent the summer slide

Summer vacation gives your child a much-needed break from school routines, which is important. But, at the same time, it can also result in what educators call the summer slide or "brain drain" — a learning gap that opens when…

Schelling: Help children avoid learning loss this summer

Iowa children are midway through their summer break from school, and for some, even the memory of the previous school year may be long gone. However, learning and academic growth don’t have to stop when school is not in session.