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Boston Public Schools redefine summer learning

For students of Boston Public Schools, summer school has traditionally meant overcrowded classrooms and condensed academic catch-up.

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Students in Yvonne McDaniel's Reading English for Speakers of Other Languages, or ESOL, class participate in English-language exercises during summer school at McAllum High School in Austin, Texas, Jul. 31, 2013.
Credit: Gabriel Cristóver Pérez

For students of Boston Public Schools, summer school has traditionally meant overcrowded classrooms and condensed academic catch-up. But district leaders want to heed the latest research that suggests summer school can be an invaluable learning time, when done correctly. (WBUR)

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