PBS NewsHour

Turning parents into teachers to fight the ‘summer slide’

Clip: 08/22/2014 | 7m 24s

As the new school year approaches, teachers know that their students may have regressed over the summer. But one program has made strides in preventing summer learning loss by enlisting parents as partners to help teach children. Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on Springboard Collaborative, a non-profit organization that makes parents and teachers into partners.

Aired: 08/22/14

Rating: NR

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