June 6 marks the deadline for parents to enroll their children in DPSCD’s 2025 Summer Learning Experience—a program that has grown into more than just a seasonal offering. With school doors closing on June 10 and summer instruction beginning June 23, the district is putting pressure on itself and its community to make the summer count, especially for students who are already being left behind in classrooms across the city.

Superintendent Nikolai Vitti is pushing to enroll more than the 12,800 students who participated last year. That’s a fraction of the nearly 50,000 enrolled during the academic year. For families already familiar with the data, this moment hits hard. DPSCD still ranks at the bottom of large-city districts nationally when it comes to the National Assessment of Educational

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