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Direct linkFifer, Molly E.; Krueger, Alan B. – Brookings Institution, The: Brown Center on Education Policy, 2006
Even in early grades, a large gap in skills exists between students from economically advantaged and disadvantaged families. Evidence suggests that a substantial share of this skills gap emerges during the summer months, when school is not in session. Children from disadvantaged families experience greater losses in skills during summer vacations…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Students
