Summer break for public school children average about 10 weeks, which is mind-numbingly too long.

Trimming them back would improve scholastic performance and take an onerous burden off middle- and lower-income families.

Lengthy breaks cause a “summer slide” in learning during summer months, costing elementary school students 20% of their reading ability and 27% of their math skills, according to a 2020 study . Another study found that children from lower-income households slip further behind than their classmates from more affluent homes. Most teachers surveyed said they routinely had to re-teach material from the previous school year at the start of a new school year.

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