However, they also want society to serve as
equal partners in the
effort, lifting disadvantaged families out of poverty and closing all the gaps for children so they are as prepared for school as their higher -
income peers.
More than half.That should mean that we could improve the problem by at least half by providing
equal access to summer learning opportunities for disadvantaged students — and yet the creation of effective summer learning programs for lower -
income students has not been a significant focus of literacy
efforts in the U.S. Let's look at some of the latest facts on summer learning loss: